2008 Ford Focus white smoke from exhaust

Car: Ford Focus
Year: 2008
Variant: 1/8 tddi
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
drivin 100mph on the motorway- cars loses power and all of a sudden theres white smoke coming from the exhaust. after stopping and reving, it seems the turbo isnt kicking in. the oil light also came on. i filled the oil, drove slowly for 2 minutes andt the oli light came on again. the turbo was still notkicking in...please help.
Posted: May 18, 2009 (14 years ago)
well for starters have you not got any consideration for other road users doing those speeds
if you turbo isnt coming in then it is most likely you have killed it check all the hoses for splits or even loose
Posted May 18, 2009 (14 years ago)
Sounds like you have blown the turbo.
Posted Jun 23, 2009 (14 years ago)

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