I just put a motor in my 87 turbo11, and after it is warm, it wont want to start again, and when i get on it, every gear after i shift, it lets out a big poof of white smoke. the motor has 105k on it, with reconditioned seals, and the turbo is a jdm 30k with no shaft play. Any ideas

 

reconditioned seals???

 

reconditioned apex seals by soaking in atf fluid

 

Did you soak the oil control rings in ATF also, lol?

Seriously, what does soaking apex seals in anything have to do with overhauling/ rebuilding an engine?

 

LOL,

That does not recondition them, that ruins them... no wonder you are smoking when starting. Your oils seals are probably gone.