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Old 03-05-03, 11:10 PM
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think i killed all the insect life wth in 3 miles

so yeah i think its obvous that i am talking about my 87TII smoking like a chimny whenever i go above about 6grand. i was wondering what you all think it could be? i am thinking an oil seal. but i guess i will need a rebuild huh? i know the guy that had it before me ran sinthetic. stupid kid. ne way what is your alls thought on it? thanks.


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Old 03-05-03, 11:30 PM
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what color is the smoke?
Old 03-06-03, 12:01 AM
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LOL, you should take a picture
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does it only do it above 6k?, does it smoke at start up? what color? does it smeel like oil burning? if its black, it means u r running rich


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Old 03-06-03, 02:18 AM
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He'd have to be running hella-rich to get smoke above 6k.


As was asked, does she smoke at start-up? If not, I'd say it's just oil blow-by. Fixable. Do a search - it's a common problem.
Old 03-06-03, 11:14 AM
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Its fixable? I think the only way to fix it is to rebuild (saying its oil blow by). If its coolant seals, then, agian, gotta rebuild. Man, F this, im going V8, get my Regal on.
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Oil blow-by happens at the turbo. It has nothing to do with the seals inside the engine.

Originally posted by RETed
At idle and in neutral, rev to 4kRPM for 15-20 seconds.&nbsp Does it smoke a lot?&nbsp If it does, it's the oil control o-rings.
Just tried Searching for more specific info on oil blow-by but the goddamn Search continues to be fearlessly useless.

From FC3S-pro.com (RETed's website)
...if the exhaust suddenly starts to smoke while under boost, the turbo needs to be rebuilt.


Originally posted at www.aaroncake.net
Aside from smoking caused by worn seals that both the NA and turbo models can suffer from, smoking can also be caused by poor seals in the turbo. If the compressor seal is bad, oil will bypass into the intake tract and be burned by the engine. This is easy to spot since the car will smoke during long periods of deceleration as the engine vacuum will draws oil past the seal. Excessive amounts of oil will also be present in the intercooler and piping. If the turbine (exhaust side) seal is bad, there will be a constant flow of smoke from the exhaust, which will increase greatly when the car is driven under boost. If you can remove the precat/downpipe from the rear of the turbo, you will most likely find oil inside.
Any smoke coming from the turbo will be blue.

Does this help?
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I thought synthetic oil was recomended...hmmmmmmmm
Old 03-06-03, 04:20 PM
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i heard not to use synthetic because it doesnt burn completely and can leave excess build-up
Old 03-06-03, 04:29 PM
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Rotory, you spelled your name wrong dude. It's rotAry
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and btw, Rotory is correct. Synthetic should not be used unless you have removed the OMP (Oil Metering Pump), which injects oil to lubricate into the engine during the intake/compression stage.
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Amur, I was thinking oil blow-by from the oil seals in the engine, not turbo. Heh, yeah.
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