How sensitive is the 16v turbo to overheating?
Last year (August/Sept) the fan stopped working when I was miles from home attending an Alfa meet.
I didn't realise until the temperature reached something like 115deg, I forget exactly how high, but it was quite a lot!
Turning the heater on helped cool it down at the time.
But...my car was giving off LOTS of smoke a week or two after...this is the OLD video:
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g1...h_Q4_Movie.jpg
It looked white/grey but smelt oily so I've swapped the turbo and just started the car today.
It's much better now but I fear it may still be smoking a little bit more than it should.
I also saw drips of water coming from the downpipe (must be a small hole in it!) until it had got hot.
Smoke doesn't smell oily any more....and the garage isn't filled with smoke like it did :lol::eek::cry:
What are the chances the head gasket was fried last year?
wrinx