smoke from turbo or engine??

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03-08-2008, 12:18 AM

b20accord

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smoke from turbo or engine??

I noticed the other day when my car was actually inside a building that my car was smoking alittle. The engine only has 6000 miles on it, Vitara setup, runs great. Im pretty sure everything is fine but im ---- about ---- like this.. any quick ways to tell if my turbo is what is making me smoke or my rings?? It is a ching chang meow turbo with a noggerd oil restictor.

03-08-2008, 12:21 AM

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Re: smoke from turbo or engine??

if oil pressure dips preturbo the seals are weak

03-08-2008, 12:31 AM

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Re: smoke from turbo or engine??

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if oil pressure dips preturbo the seals are weak

im sorry but what do u mean?? How do i check this?

03-08-2008, 01:34 AM

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Re: smoke from turbo or engine??

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Originally Posted by b20accord

im sorry but what do u mean?? How do i check this?

The only way to check it is to put an oil pressure gauge on the feed line of the turbo.
I'm not sure he's right though - lots of oil pumps can produce a ton of volume, even if you've got a wide open 1/8th hole in the line, you'll likely have engine oil pressure.