Dear God, make the smoking stop (Updated)
11-19-2004, 02:46 PM
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Re:Dear God, make the smoking stop
im having the same problem. im kinda thinking its my return line but there will be smoke coming out of the turbo when at idle until i give it a little throttle 
and when im stoped at a light it will start smoking pretty bad, i wouldnt really car about the smoking but it smokes so bad it comes out of the hood
and when im stoped at a light it will start smoking pretty bad, i wouldnt really car about the smoking but it smokes so bad it comes out of the hood
11-20-2004, 07:24 PM
#12
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Posts: 13,991
Re:Dear God, make the smoking stop
Easy way to tell if its the turbo guys is just take off the downpipe and look around the exhaust housing and turbine wheel to see for oil residual. This is pretty common on used turbos. Oil leaking out of the exhaust seal and burning up. If the return is not straight, not big enough, or in the wrong spot on the pan it will build up oil into the center section and leak out.
Oh, and that Nosmoke ---- from the local autoparts store actually works pretty decent. I used some for awhile when I had a bum seal on my t3/t4.
Oh, and that Nosmoke ---- from the local autoparts store actually works pretty decent. I used some for awhile when I had a bum seal on my t3/t4.
11-23-2004, 01:54 PM
#13
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Re:Dear God, make the smoking stop (Updated)
Put the restrictor in, dialed it halfway closed, still smoking. Bought some smoke away from the auto parts store and put that in, still smoking. It's bad. If I let it idle and then go under the hood and kick the throttle after I let go it just starts spewing smoke. I don't know wtf is the problem. It doesn't smoke when i'm on the throttle but if I am cruising on the highway the car starts to cut out as if I am burning smoke like crazy I dont know what to do, I was supposed to drive home for Thanksgiving break today but I guess I cant? I may drive it and just let the turbo blow or something, i am sick of this. So I guess the turbo is bad then? Is that the consensus? This sucks.
I dont know what to do, I was supposed to drive home for Thanksgiving break today but I guess I cant? I may drive it and just let the turbo blow or something, i am sick of this. So I guess the turbo is bad then? Is that the consensus? This sucks.
11-23-2004, 04:12 PM
#18
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Re:Dear God, make the smoking stop (Updated)
when my car was burning oil i thought it was my turbo. but that didnt sound right cause it was brand new. and i didnt htink it was my motor either, cause that was brand new rebiuld too. turns out it was the motor. i was driving on a basemap and there was so much fuel it washed out the rings, plus the ignition maps were so off that it was detonating really bad. the detonation cause the rings to scuff the cylinder walls and ---- and cause some blow by and some how oil got in the IM, but the throttle body was dry so it wasnt the turbo. turns out it was the motor, took it apart and it was all fucked up. but if your saying theres oil in the charge piping its def your turbo
11-23-2004, 04:45 PM
#19
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Re:Dear God, make the smoking stop (Updated)
Yeah, its the turbo, I turned the oil down more and now it doesn't cut out on the highway, yet anyways. Still smokes at idle when kicked over. Stealth you really think I should toss some screens in the charge piping? 
Well if it comes apart tonight there is going to be a very sad post in GD tommorow.
Well if it comes apart tonight there is going to be a very sad post in GD tommorow.
