smoking oil or rich fuel????
08-17-2004, 08:06 AM
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smoking oil or rich fuel????
yesterday i had noticed the white smoke coming out of the rear end and finally looked it over last night i have a coolant leak at one of the barbed fittings on the turbo and an oil leak at the turbo i know i know either to much oil getting into the turbo an honorable newbie question but i am using a 1/8 oil feed line am i still over feeding the turbo or just have a leak,
08-17-2004, 08:14 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
Originally Posted by quadnie
Are you running a cat on this car?
what size is your return line? does it bend in any way or any way maybe it's restricted? do you have an oil pressure gauge? did this problem just start, or has it been like this since you've been boosted?
08-17-2004, 08:18 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
Originally Posted by THRESHOLD
sorry no cat gutted only and i do have a leak just asking on the turbo setup
d16z6,t3 turbo 450 cc injectors and usual fuel ----
d16z6,t3 turbo 450 cc injectors and usual fuel ----
08-17-2004, 08:21 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
I was really questioning the ambiguity of this thread in my first post. Then I just decided to ignore it until more info was provided. Nice to see I'm not the only one in a slight array of confusion with the issues presented.
08-17-2004, 08:23 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
no no no sorry i just needed to know what would be causing this leak cause i am smoking out the tail pipe just giving some spec on the setup i have i just droped the rebuilt motor in 2 weeks ago and i was needing advice the pressue line is a 1/8 line does it need to be bigger and there are no kinks in the line
08-17-2004, 08:35 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
I don't think the feed line being 1/8 is an issue.. the turbo doesn't need that much oil to live.
What grade and kind of oil are you running? Have you checked the setup to make sure no kinks or loose fittings? When does it smoke.. what are you doing when it smokes?
What grade and kind of oil are you running? Have you checked the setup to make sure no kinks or loose fittings? When does it smoke.. what are you doing when it smokes?
08-17-2004, 08:39 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
if you're positive your oil return isn't restricted in anyway, and it just started doing this although you've been using the same feed line which worked fine before, then more than likely, your seals are bad, and not it's not fuel, fuel burning is a dark color.
08-17-2004, 08:51 AM
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Re:smoking oil or rich fuel????
Agreed.. too much fuel burns black and sometimes will leak water out the back if you've gotten it really out of tune (don't ask how I know this). Running a compression test should have been first on your list.
