Why is a 2001 VW tdi 1.9 with 93,000 miles blowing large cloud of white smoke? is this a major repair? after this happened checked and it is showing no oil or anything on dipstick for oil. oil was just changed 1,000 miles ago. is it a turbo or injector issue? Should i add oil and see if it still smokes? I don't have a clue what direction to go with this..this is my first diesel vehicle

You need to the engine control system tested first and then possibly a fuel injector replaced.

blown head gasket. major bucks. of course did you put water where the oil goes. again major bucks. do not drive very long with engine this way. major major bucks

blowing white smoke possibly means steam from water, you may have an internally blown head gasket.

Whit smoke with a sweet smell means you have a leaking engine cylinder head gasket.

White smoke is possibly coolant from a bad head gasket or possibly intake gasket,depending on engine design.

When you say big cloud,I assume the vehicle is warmed up all the way and this happens a lot.

You should check to see if you have coolant in the recovery bottle under the hood,if not or it blows bubbles into it,I wouldn't use the vehicle, even to go around the corner.

It most likely needs to be torn down and repaired, after some initial tests are done.

if the old turbo blew,chances are you have swarf in the top of the cylinders and it has burnt the valve seats.white smoke is normally unburnt fuel/water mix.also if the car has been standing it could be just condensation it the exhaust pipes which will dissipate when car is left to run until very hot or thrashed for about 10 mins.hope its the latter.....

Sorry to inform you of the bad news but the white smoke is engine coolant burning off and the rough running condition is also associated with coolant leaking into the combustion chambers.This will be a head gasket repair, basically a head job where you will need to machine the heads down and install new gaskets from the heads up.Get back to me if you have any more questions, thanks and I hope I could help!!!

Yep! Blown head gasket.

check the pcv valve if bad it will allow engine to **** oil into the air intake and cause smoke,another things is to test the head gasket could be burning a little coolant

It is hard starting my VW 2003 Jetta. It usually take 5 to 10 cranking before it turns over. Then it run normally. It only happens when the car has not been driven for about 6 hours.

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