Smoke under bonnet

[viperex]

VW touran 07 started first thing this morning after 5 mins started to smoke under the bonnet! i thought it had caught fire after a while it cleared check out on Google search and says its natural especially in freezing cold temp as it is in uk at mo . wanted opinions on this site

[Flash2]

It'll probably be the exhaust from the supplementary heater. If you look under the driver's side front might see the little exhaust pipe.
TOURAN WADLIWE WEBASTO 3 - YouTube

Jim.

[viperex]

nothing t worry about jim?

[boomboomer]

It depends on how much, it should be a barely visible vapour -more smell than smoke.

The car above isn't normal, the diesel isn't combusting fully.

[viperex]

My VW Touran - white smoke on start up - YouTube

like this in morning after its ok unless its not been driven in a couple of hours does it again

[Rob69]

webasto exhaust pipe is most likely cracked where it comes out of the unit and bends round 180 degrees using a bellows piece of flex pipe. Take out the lower os bumper fog light grille to see the pipe.

[Fourbears]

Is it like this? https://plus.google.com/113891539874...ts/jPRmv4DmhyH If so it will probably require a software update. I've been through this on both the Tourans I have had although the first was much worse than this (it was an 06). If it is an 07 face lift you shouldn't see it working as VW changed the heater exhaust routing so it was far less obvious. Best of luck!

[b1ackb1rd]

My 04 Touran was like this for part the first winter I owned it. If you don't know it's there it's a right shocker!

I recommend you let the webasto 'time-out' rather than turning it off with the aircon button when your screen is clear - I think mine was just clogged with crud and eventually cleared itself.