Yeah, the smoke is light blue. The car normally runs fine on startup, although it does stumble some times. All the glow plugs are new and I just tested them this past weekend with a multimeter when I had them out to do the compression test.

The smoking normally occurs after the car is fully warmed up and is at idle or very, very low speed.

dannym, I've done the valve stem seals in the last 10K miles.

jt20, I have removed all the EGR stuff so the crankcase vents directly to the turbo intake on the air cleaner. Any ideas for an oil separator so I can try venting directly to the atmosphere?

Thanks.

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'84 Euro 300TD Turbo, 192K

Here are some pics of mine. It was successful in relieving my smoke at idle and moderate throttle. It also sweetened-up the smell of the exhaust and its general opacity / color.

Some members that have done this are BGKast and ForcedInduction and their setups should still be posted together in a thread somewhere.

In these pictures you see an airplane grade air/ oil separator. The drain for the oil is on the bottom and is draining into a little plastic container. It looks like ***** but it really does what its supposed to.

Some units are Raycor and Mann-Hummell and can range from $150 to $400 new! This one cost me $20 shipped on E-bay and is not ideal, but sufficient.

You will want a unit that will not choke out your engine at higher speeds / loads so make sure to get the dimensions of the item before you buy, and make your judgements about the thing.

best of luck

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You could vent directly to atm without the separator as a diagnostic test for a few hundred miles. Try to route it out of the engine bay, you will see it at stop lights and I personally find that embarrassing.

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