Chaps,
I've bought a 1989 Passat DT Estate to lug a lot of stuff about cheap. It runs perfectly, uses a tiny bit of oil but did 53mpg up to manchester and back at 80+. The only thing that I'm miffed about is the amount of smoke it chucks out when accelerating on anything more than 1/2 throttle, in any gear. It pulls well, doesn't use much oil so is this smoke common of VW engines? The BX n/a diesel I used to drive smoked a little, but not like this. It's got new injectors, air/oil/fuel filter and all the breathers have been cleaned. Is it normal? It's not thick smoke, but is very visible.
Cheers Mike