Steve007

Update I am writing this to add to the possible causes for anyone else with this symptom. Apparently, it was the catalytic converter. Who knew?? There are actually 2 of them. Since the Cats are 37 years old, they were full of debris. One right after the turbo then the main one before the muffler. I wonder why 2? We replaced the the whole exhaust system and that cleared up the white smoke. There is now only a tinge of blue which makes sense since I've been adding a quart between oil changes. Thanks for all the help!

Thanks for the suggestions. We will check these things. It runs normal.

Thanks for the suggestions. We will check these things. It runs normal.

Thanks very much for the suggestions. I'm going to pass your post on to my mechanic. He did scope the interior of the turbo and it is clean. I know when my 911 has been sitting for a while, there's always a bit of blue smoke from the turbo when I start it, indicating oil, however it clears quickly. I'll let you guys know what we find. Perhaps it will help someone else. I love my Conquest but it's getting harder and harder to find parts for it!

I appreciate your quick response and input - a valve seal is one of the options we've considered. I will pass your suggestions to my mechanic. Another fellow, psu_Crash, said he had similar symptoms and that, after storage, the seal may have dried out and driving it for a while made most of it clear up. If not that, the PCV would indeed be an inexpensive fix.

Hi everyone, I have a 1987 TSI turbo (125,000 mi.) that is blowing white smoke. I store it in the winter and this last spring when I started it, thick white smoke poured out of the exhaust. After a while it thinned out but even the next day it stilled smoked but much less so. The car has never done this before, even after storage. If it were condensate, I would think it would disappear after warming up. The antifreeze level has not dropped one bit. The exhaust does not smell of antifreeze. Inspection of the interior of the turbo showed no damage at all. I am the original owner and, on the advice of a mechanic when I bought the car, ALWAYS let the turbo cool for a few minutes. I have never driven the car hard. I have a 911 that I use at tracks. I have added a quart of oil between changes for some time now. I assumed that there would be some ring blowby in a car this old and mileage. My Porsche mechanic replaced the gasket at the throttle body, thinking that might be allowing coolant into the intake. Upon removal the gasket certainly needed replacing, but it didn't solve the problem. I know there can be many causes for this but based on these symptoms, can anyone point us in the right direction? I suppose a compression test would rule out the head gasket, but since the antifreeze level has never changed, he was hoping it might be something else. Thanks for any help. Steve

If anyone needs to have calipers rebuilt, I did find a good place who has done these cars. They are in California (562) 528-8200 The owner, Graem Elliott, was very helpful, and they did a great job. www.Caliperhq.com Now I just need to find e-brake cables.

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum. I am the original owner of a 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSI. Love these cars. I have a question: My mechanic said my handbrake is not working because the mechanism on the rear calipers is frozen and can't be repaired. Since parts are getting harder to find, I was wondering where others are getting parts. Rock Auto is out of stock. Thanks, Steve