Tons of oil smoke after boost! Blown Turbo??

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Sep 1, 2006 | 08:45 AM

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jmartinez1170

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Hey be carefull with this man becasue i just spun a rod baering with this same problem. I came to find out my car was on one qt. of oil. Make sure you check oil every time you go beat on the car.

Sep 1, 2006 | 09:03 AM

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ohh ya i know. every stop i check the oil. plus i have an oil pressure gauge.

Sep 2, 2006 | 12:09 PM

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so when i take out the turbo today, should i see oil in the outlet pipe? or will there be other places where i can see oil?

Sep 2, 2006 | 12:26 PM

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Have you modified your PVC system? Poor oil catch can systems can enhance after boost smoke.

Sep 2, 2006 | 02:29 PM

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took out the intake pipe, and there was a lot of oil at the end, connecting to the turbo. it was not residue, but liquid oil.

Sep 2, 2006 | 03:46 PM

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PCV valve stuck open? Under light throttle, everything is working normal, but when you boost, you'd be pushing a ton of air from the intake manifold, through the crankcase, and into the intake to the turbo, and it should mimic blow-by. But to account for the amount of smoke you're seeing, it sounds like oil liquid, not oil vapor would be needed, which points to the turbo.

Good luck, let us know what you find.

check your pcv system first. It'll be the cheapest and easiest fix if it is the problem! Liquid oil in the intake can only come from the turbo or pcv system. If you can make boost, it's probably not the turbo.

Sep 2, 2006 | 03:48 PM

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thats what i am going to do now. i am gonna remove the line from the valve cover breather to the intake pipe and get a new pcv valve.

Sep 2, 2006 | 03:54 PM

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Could be a blown turbo seal or exccesive blow-by from the breather tube from the valve cover going to the intake pipe.
Do you have a catch can ?

My friend had this problem and it was his turbo leaking oil and going to the exhaust causing it to smoke a lot. Of course dealer didn't see anything wrong so he traded it in for a 9.
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