I left home this morning, first five minutes everything's fine. Then when the engine got hot HEAVY smoke came out of the pipe, oil smoke i would say, this was idling at a stop light.
Then i ran a while and it dissipated a bit, but at WOT a blue puff appears in the mirror.
It is the second time this happens, firts time i replaced the old turbo with a good TD04. I tought it was gone bad. The block is a wrx one with maybe 40thousand miles max, so i highly doubt it as blow by.
Any ideas guys, the temperature here is below freezing by the way, could my air filter be dirty/frozen enough to cause my engine to suck oil from the block, anybody else having trouble with their turbo in cold weather. Thx for any comments guys
Heavy smoke, please help
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Heavy smoke, please help
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Well... No smoke anymore, which is good but i still don't like it. How could a turbo leak a lot and then not leak at all.
92 l swapped to ej22T with 2.0T shortblock
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.
its the wheather if you live in canada it happens all the time, i get scared like that becuse if it dont stop, you blown a piston or turbo one of the two.
dont worry about it guys its mother nature fooling you guys, and turbo cars make a little more smoke then n/a cars, becuse the turbo.
thats a funny store, i all ways run to my dad and say there is smoke come out the exhuste like crazy!! i think the pistons just blew up, he says MA YOU CRAZY its A cold out'a side'a hahahahhaha
dont worry about it guys its mother nature fooling you guys, and turbo cars make a little more smoke then n/a cars, becuse the turbo.
thats a funny store, i all ways run to my dad and say there is smoke come out the exhuste like crazy!! i think the pistons just blew up, he says MA YOU CRAZY its A cold out'a side'a hahahahhaha
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The weather sure has something to do with it, but i wonder how can oil leak into the exhaust when the engine is not running. The turbo being higher than the oil level.
92 l swapped to ej22T with 2.0T shortblock
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.
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I sure hope not!
We had a couple of cold days since and no sign of smoke yet. So, im happy

92 l swapped to ej22T with 2.0T shortblock
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.
4.111 manual 2.5RS tranny, sti eng mount, wrx I/C, MBC, WRX turboback exhaust, WRX front seats, STI rad cap, WRX specR1 struts, Eibach springs , leg turbo front brake, WRX rear brake.