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Old May 16, 2017, 04:28 PM
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Did you ever mention if the smoke appears under acceleration or deceleration?
Just covering all the bases. Just In case....
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Originally Posted by kaj
Did you ever mention if the smoke appears under acceleration or deceleration?
Just covering all the bases. Just In case....
The only time I've noticed it is when I come to a stop and it idles for a second. Look back and see some white smoke blowing up.
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Originally Posted by Bmurray
The only time I've noticed it is when I come to a stop and it idles for a second. Look back and see some white smoke blowing up.
Would you say it's more white or blue ?
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Originally Posted by Bmurray
The only time I've noticed it is when I come to a stop and it idles for a second. Look back and see some white smoke blowing up.

From your posts: only at idle and only after warming up? When it's smoking is very important and diagnosing why.
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It sounds like the turbo pushing oil. Do the crank case vent first. It will likely fix it.

Even if it doesn't fix it, you needed to do it anyways. Stock crank case vents are done after about 400whp, and need to be upgraded.
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Originally Posted by Pal215
Would you say it's more white or blue ?
Def more white.

Originally Posted by kaj
From your posts: only at idle and only after warming up? When it's smoking is very important and diagnosing why.
Yes. For example when it's warmed up, I never notice it until I get to a stoplight and sitting there at idle.
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Shouldn't I see a little oil my Intake pipe assuming the pcv system is working correctly?
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Not necessarily. It takes a while for oil to build up in there.

And don't worry about the color of the smoke being white. That's what color it is when it's the turbo pushing oil since the oil isn't actually burning, it's evaporating from the heat in the turbine housing.
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If your engine is good, there's zero oil in the turbo intake.

When you see oil in the turbo intake, it's coming from the breather, not the turbo.

Waiting for pics of plugs?
The last pic you put up of the plugs, you said they were OK (yes they did look good) but they had bent electrodes.





With problems like this, they gradually get worse so the easy part is........the longer it takes you to fix it, the worse it gets so it's easier to fix.

You should rename your posts "creeping death".



Going back to last year, your bogging on the strip after a gear change, that would have been a combination of the BOV too tight and the fuel pressure cocked up.
There's ALWAYS more than just one problem.
Like your coolant problem, / headgasket / popped hose.
That'll get you again soooooon.


In fact your smoke issue might be coolant.
It's common on an E85 tune to put in too much timing and make the head gasket leak under boost.

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Originally Posted by RightSaid fred
If your engine is good, there's zero oil in the turbo intake.

When you see oil in the turbo intake, it's coming from the breather, not the turbo.

Waiting for pics of plugs?
The last pic you put up of the plugs, you said they were OK (yes they did look good) but they had bent electrodes.





With problems like this, they gradually get worse so the easy part is........the longer it takes you to fix it, the worse it gets so it's easier to fix.

You should rename your posts "creeping death".



Going back to last year, your bogging on the strip after a gear change, that would have been a combination of the BOV too tight and the fuel pressure cocked up.
There's ALWAYS more than just one problem.
Like your coolant problem, / headgasket / popped hose.
That'll get you again soooooon.


In fact your smoke issue might be coolant.
It's common on an E85 tune to put in too much timing and make the head gasket leak under boost.
After everyone was discrediting what you are / have been saying I didn't bother
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Originally Posted by Bmurray
After everyone was discrediting what you are / have been saying I didn't bother
Don't, you'll be far better off.
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Just want to add.. today I am noticing the oil burn smell more coming through the air vents in the car. Haven't done the crankcase fix yet. I do have a catch can on order though. Should be here next week. Still running normal though.

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When the missus refuses to get into the car anymore........that's when you might figure out you've got a problem.
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Originally Posted by Bmurray
Just want to add.. today I am noticing the oil burn smell more coming through the air vents in the car. Haven't done the crankcase fix yet. I do have a catch can on order though. Should be here next week. Still running normal though.
Oil smells. Going to notice that until you fix it..
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