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Spooky,
Thanks for the reply. Yes, I changed all of the fluids and checked all of the gaskets, and all of the obvious no-brainer stuff. This engine is as clean as a pin. No leaks, no oil anywhere, except on the metal hoses going to the turbo. No oil on driveway under this car, not a drop. When I say that she drove off, let me clarify. When she started it up, it ran rough, and kind of dieseled, I guess is how to explain it.Then after having her start, I didn't see the smoke until she was out of earshot. The smoke was gray, not a huge plume, but enough to make me go spastic immediately. I called her on her cell, and she turned around and immediately shut it down.
She is the most consciencious woman I have ever known when it comes to NOT driving a car if it overheats, smokes, rattles, bangs, or clangs. She is the one that pointed out to me that the timing belt just might slip over the pulleys easire if I pre-load the tensioner (forest for the trees).I had her start it again, and no smoke at all. I think I remember hearing something about turbo seals possibly causing this. Obviously, oil was in the combustion chamber somehow. But, why is a motor with 32000 using oil, valve seals? Like I said, I have never had a volvo use oil, not a drop (until I let the 1980 sit).
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