Smokin\' !!

[nikp]

Well, i just managed to get my FD started after it being flooded and not going for just over 5 weeks!! Used a set of new spark plugs, and she started up fine! Marvellous me thinks!!

So I waddles round to the engine bay with a big grin on my face, just to see puffs of smoke wafting up from around the drivers side of the engine, suspiciously from the area around the turbo pack. All I could think was that there\'s an oil leak, maybe from the turbo\'s.

My question is could this be the correct diagnosis, or would smoke me common on an FD that hasn\'t been started for a long period of time? i.e. If i drive it for a bit, is the smoke likely to subside, or is it a trip to the local mazda garage (As if it is a problem, it\'s not gonna get very much further than Bristol!)

Cheers for any input.

[bobster]

The smoke would be normal for a flooding, having just had the same problem myself....but I did manage to get her running in less than 5 weeks.  When mine got started there were clouds and clouds of smoke which cleared quite quickly after a good blat !

Take it for a spin and blow all the crap out the system...