white smoke help

**smartalec0310** · 25th June 2012, 18:33

right my 1.9cdti 150 siggy has just started to puff white smoke every now and then. i dont think the turbo is leaking as i havnt lost any oil and its not constant. im thinking it might be a sticky egr valve. what do you lot reckon?

**smartalec0310** · 25th June 2012, 22:48

anyone? should i clean the egr up and see what happens?

**Critch** · 26th June 2012, 00:21

Maybe a slightly lazy injector.

Cleaning the egr won't do any harm an since it's easy to get to prov worth doing just to rule it out

**DieselWig** · 27th June 2012, 23:35

If you're sure it's white smoke, that's an indication of water burning off. Check your water reservoir level - if ok, maybe just condensation within your exhaust?

**Ben50n** · 28th June 2012, 07:32

Could also be brake fluid? Check your brake fluid level, it is not unknown for brake master cylinders to weep through the seals, into the vaccuum unit and then into the engine.

**smartalec0310** · 29th June 2012, 20:17

water, brake, and oil are all fine

**DieselWig** · 29th June 2012, 22:59

If you're not losing any engine fluids then I wouldn't worry about it, but would keep a close eye on those levels in case its early signs of something going wrong.
EGR is generally worth cleaning out periodically; I do mine whilst waiting for the oil to drain during basic service.