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terribleturner
09-04-07, 16:58
Just when i thought the car was back on track today i go for a drive with Sabrina to hunt for cheap easter eggs. As i pull away there's a cloud of Blue/White smoke. After a few seconds it goes but depending where i am in the rev range it comes back. Then as i stop at a junction i just get ingulfed in the smoke.
Im going with Valve Stem Seals. Anyone wanna comment??
Whitesupraboy2
09-04-07, 17:00
No Idea mate, but If I meet you at a up coming meet we will just nod to each other and please stand a good 10 feet away and shout! Some of your bad luck I do not need!! :(
terribleturner
09-04-07, 17:02
Cheers Bud :D
JamieP
09-04-07, 17:08
T70
terribleturner
09-04-07, 17:10
I REALLY hope so. Can evryone cross their fingers for me :)
JamieP
09-04-07, 17:28
Didnt like that 30+psi maybe:D
terribleturner
09-04-07, 17:32
Yeah could be :D But it felt so good. And the sound.... I had to go through the village twice :D
JamieP
09-04-07, 17:35
Lmao:D
SimonB
09-04-07, 17:36
More likely turbo seals, but check the oil isn't overfilled before panicking too much...
Sheefa
09-04-07, 18:21
James,

Exactly the same here matey and I'm convinced it's the Turbo Oil seals, well I was, until my 2nd Turbo blew up earlier - so yes - it was!

I have been having smoke on boost above 4k rpm, sometimes below and on lift off. Touch wood it's not anything worse like Piston Rings - but I think that'd smoke all the time.

Good luck.

Greg
Ric
09-04-07, 18:29
If its just a puff at startup or a puff after a bit of idling then its stem seals.

Turbo seals would let smoke out possibly at idle and all the time while on boost usually if your single
R3DG3CKO ROB
09-04-07, 18:31
sounds annoying... Did you find any easter eggs???
terribleturner
09-04-07, 18:57
More likely turbo seals, but check the oil isn't overfilled before panicking too much...

James,

Exactly the same here matey and I'm convinced it's the Turbo Oil seals, well I was, until my 2nd Turbo blew up earlier - so yes - it was!

I have been having smoke on boost above 4k rpm, sometimes below and on lift off. Touch wood it's not anything worse like Piston Rings - but I think that'd smoke all the time.

Good luck.

Greg
I love you both i think :D After driving over to Jamie's i now know that anything around 2200-2400 it starts smoking. If i let it just cost it's fine, but touch the accelerator again and hello smoke.
sounds annoying... Did you find any easter eggs???
A couple but nothing special, seems everyone else had the same idea and we were left with dark chocolate ones at £4-5 still :(
JamieP
09-04-07, 18:59
When you shot up the rd nothing came out, you let off at the roundabout and next time you touched the pedal you had puff smoke;)
Ric
09-04-07, 19:02
if it starts smoking on boost then its either turbo seals or oil control rings AFAIK
Sheefa
09-04-07, 19:05
I would definitely go with Turbo Oil Seal James. I've had enough of a nightmare trying to diagnose my problem, doubt mine's the Valve Stems as it doesn't let off a puff of blue on start-up - ever, occasionally white and only seems to do it on boost and after a good run on boost on the over-run.

Hoping it's sorted matey.
terribleturner
09-04-07, 19:12
Out of a bad situation im happy it's turbo seals :clap: Cheers guys.
Wez
09-04-07, 19:57
So what turbo you going for then?
Whitesupraboy2
09-04-07, 20:03
Out of a bad situation im happy it's turbo seals :clap: Cheers guys.

And do you think the 30 psi caused this?
letmeshowyou
10-04-07, 07:41
James, didn't you do stem seals when the engine was apart recently? Or was it just bottom end stuff you did?

Time to get the T88 on?
terribleturner
10-04-07, 12:38
James, didn't you do stem seals when the engine was apart recently? Or was it just bottom end stuff you did?

Time to get the T88 on?
TBH i can't remember, i'll have to double check but im sure it was just bottom end stuff. Would love to get the 88 on, but it means mucking about with the down pipe and IC pipe so for now it'll be cheaper to get a direct replacement.
So what turbo you going for then?
Hard one, think i'll just have to see what money i can get to play with and see what's available. If funds are low T70 again, but if i can grab a bargain T67 or may even stretch to a Gt4088. :eyebrows:
And do you think the 30 psi caused this?
Yes i belive it did :D