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I think my turbos going:(

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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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I think my turbos going:(

So I think my turbo is going bad on my newly swaped jspec motor... It's holding 10lbs fine but when I slow down I see a white cloud of smoke coming from my exhast. I can see it from my rearview and smell it with my windows up. Is it the apex seals or my turbo seals?

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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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never knew a turbo had "seals".haha . but if u said the smoke was white id be looking into the coolant. y it only happens when u slow down i have no clue
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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I believe the rx7 has a coolant line connected to the turbo on the turbo'ed engines. I am no expert on the turbo engines as I have an n/a at the moment, but it is plausible that coolant is leaking through the turbo (correct me if im wrong), or it can also be coolant from your coolant seals on your engine.

White smoke=coolant
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