Thanks for dropping by to have a read..this is what happened,

I was driving and all of a sudden it made a popping noise. Then I smelt some smoke so pulled over and had a look. Everything seemed fine (being a female) but then I realised that the blow off valve wasnt working?!?! Then it just gets worse...the car isn't driving properly I can hardly rev without it sounding like the car is straining AND a lot of grey smoke comes out of the exhaust. And it will not drive in 3rd gear onwards, the car will shake like there is not enough revving going on. I really hope it isn't the turbo!!!!!! I am so worried.

Any help would be great

 

Check your intercooler piping.

 

^ that. Did the POP happen while you were accelerating?

 

Sounds like a boost leak

 

These guys are right. You more than likely popped your LICP off of the J-pipe. The first and only time it happened to me, I thought I blew the motor.

 

Check all your ipipe connections, sounds like one popped loose and now you have amassive boost leak

 

^^^ This one must be over my head....

 

Post pics of yourself so that I can further diagnose the root ofthe problem..maybe you need a few pointers I can have a look based on you're pics. I'd be happy to help!!

 

Sounds like intercooler piping came off.

 

yes, I agree. Face and chest shots would surely aid our troubleshooting abilities. We only want to help

 

Yup while I was accelerating

 

Yeah check all piping (lower/upper) like everyone said. DV not able to build boost due to big ol leak.

 

I can just about guarantee you popped off an intercooler pipe. Easy, cheap fix, given you can work a screwdriver or a ratchet. One of the pipes leading from the turbo to the intercooler, or from the intercooler to the throttle body should be hanging out in space. The hose clamp is also probably gone.

Get a new hose clamp, slide the rubber coupler bacl over the aluminum pipe, and tighten the hose clamp as tight as you can make it without stripping the clamp.

 

same thing happened to me without the pop, i became weezy and wouldnt spool up had no power, turns outs my connection came loose right at the throttle. tighted it up and was back in business

 

mine did this and now i have a check engine light something with the tps and o2 sensor