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Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 8 Reg: 12-2005
| An interesting thing occurred to me today. . I realised there is a &^$% load of white smoke billowing out of the exhaust. It's only slight when I start the car then as soon as it warms up it's worsens. There is no smoke coming out on boost nor while driving at normal rev ranges but at idle and whilst taking slowish corners it's just embarrassing! Fearing the worst, so anyone who seems to have had this problem before please offer your opinion.. |
Sean Butler
Tinkerer qld soarer 2.5tt
Posts: 16 Reg: 08-2005
| well white smoke is burning oil, if i'm not mistaken, maby up for a set of rings. |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 9 Reg: 12-2005
| been told it could be Turbos ? |
Justin Cook
TryHard QLD JZZ30 TT
Posts: 166 Reg: 07-2005
| Valve stem seals. |
Avin Luther
DieHard vic Soarer uzz31 Limited
Posts: 667 Reg: 07-2005
| ghosts |
Graham Dollisson
DieHard QLD GT-TL
Posts: 620 Reg: 07-2005
| How about a little gremlin in the exhaust system that likes cuban cigars!! Sorry.....everything else was taken. Back to my rum. |
Drew Hiron
Tinkerer Queensland Soarer TT
Posts: 38 Reg: 08-2005
| the exact same thing happened to a mate of mine with a 300zx, was the valve stem seals. |
Dan McColl
DieHard Victoria UZZ-32 V8 Soarer #138
Posts: 730 Reg: 07-2005
| Maybe some smart poured oil in the exhaust and filled the muffler. |
Mark Paddick
Goo Roo ACT Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 1516 Reg: 07-2005
| Valve stem seals will usually puff blue smoke on start-up and progressively get worse with more mileage; don't think it sounds like that unless they are really bad. Valve stem seals are normally noticed a long time before they get too bad, particularly if the car is normally garaged; a garage full of smoke just after starting the car is hard to miss. |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 10 Reg: 12-2005
| hehehe . . True true, like I mentioned it's just slight on start up, and progressively worsens, I can't do anything till next week anyhow, so I'll let you know who ended up with the right diagnosis . . could even be the gremlins! :o) |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer South Australia GT4.0 V8
Posts: 3069 Reg: 11-2004
| Black smoke is usually the engine running too rich, blue smoke is usually burnt oil, white smoke is usually steam from condensation in the exhaust if only near startup or water/coolant from a blown head gasket. Seeing as it gets worse as the car warms up, my money is on a BHG and any associated damage eg cracks in the head etc. |
Mark Paddick
Goo Roo ACT Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 1528 Reg: 07-2005
| Possibly a combination of valve stems and rings for blue smoke and/or BHG for white. Valve stems are not a real problem unless really bad; a bit of top end lube never hurts |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 12 Reg: 12-2005
| When I receive a final diag I'll let you guys know what the problem is. . just can't wait to fix it, no more embarrassing looks . . lol |
Mark Paddick
Goo Roo ACT Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 1534 Reg: 07-2005
| Turbos have been known to drop oil into engines. I'd start there. Got to pull 'em off first if you're going to strip an engine anyway. |
Justin Camilleri
TryHard QLD 1985 MZ10, 1992 TT, 1991 TT
Posts: 138 Reg: 07-2005
| Could just be the oil mate lol. I had the same problem. I drained the old oil out and put in a 'different' brand of oil in it. Now it has Penrite hpr10, before it was Castrol. This is my story: http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/126/25886.html?1132482001 and there's a vid of what mine did... |
Danny Dinh
Tinkerer Victoria GT T
Posts: 36 Reg: 11-2005
| do you have hi-flow turbos? could be the type of seals they put in. use thicker oil |
Matthew Sharpe
TryHard North Island 3.0 GT
Posts: 292 Reg: 10-2005
| The smoke in that vid is definitely blue oil smoke, not white. |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 18 Reg: 12-2005
| Justin, I used your story as a "landmark" case and already changed the oil it HPR10, hoping that it was the problem since it sounded like a similar thing, unfortunately it's still doing it.. If only that's all it was! Taking it in on Monday to be totally checked out.. here's hoping |
Justin Camilleri
TryHard QLD 1985 MZ10, 1992 TT, 1991 TT
Posts: 140 Reg: 07-2005
| Best of luck Gene. |
Justin Camilleri
TryHard QLD 1985 MZ10, 1992 TT, 1991 TT
Posts: 141 Reg: 07-2005
|
Matthew Sharpe wrote on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 06:36 am:The smoke in that vid is definitely blue oil smoke, not white.
Matthew it was all white smoke mate. |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer Turbo
Posts: 19 Reg: 12-2005
| Thanks Justin . . though I hope not to need it! |
Justin Camilleri
TryHard QLD 1985 MZ10, 1992 TT, 1991 TT
Posts: 144 Reg: 07-2005
| Any word on it yet Gene? |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer TT
Posts: 26 Reg: 12-2005
| Not as yet mate . . It's going in on Monday arvo so by Tuesday arvo perhaps I'll be able to spill the beans.. Cheers mate |
Gene Arkoudis
Tinkerer NSW Soarer TT
Posts: 29 Reg: 12-2005
| Oil leak in turbo.. 90% chance that's what it is.
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