i was told that my car smokes from the turbo, dad was working on it 1000 miles away, he says it smokes after start up. he guess oil to the turbo. question is what is the best fix for this and does any one make turbo line upgrades?

 

How much smoke, how long does it last and what does it smell like? May or may not be the turbo. If the car smokes a little bit and lasts a minute or less after start-up, that is not a concern. If it continues to smoke after that, first determine the source. Could be oil control rings, coolant seals/seal channels, or the turbo oil seals.

BTW, there are several companies that refurbish turbos including BNR, but first confirm the source of the smoke.

 

If it's smoke. If you start the car and it smokes then clears up after warmed up, it's the oil control rings, if it smokes and stays smoking it could be coolant seals and or oil control rings.

If you fire up the car and it doesn't smoke but after warms up, it's the turbo.

 

it is hard to say, like i said the car is 1000 miles away. and it sits for almost a month between start ups. my lst guess was stuff burning off of it. that may have drip on to it. i will car my dad and have him start it again

 

my dad says he can't really notice it untill the car is off. it is not alot smells like burning oil and looks like it is coming from the turbo or exhaust manifold. almost like it is burning stuff off.

 

My turbo smokes a little after I turn the car off too. Anyone know why? I was thinking one of the oil lines was loose or leaking.

 

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If the smoke is not from the tail pipe, and it only shows up at the manifold after shutting the engine down, it is likely an oil leak, possibly in the oil pipe to the turbo. Look closely at the oil pipe to determine if the leak is at the gasket where the pipe attaches to the turbo or at the pressure fitting at the other end of the pipe.

 

are there tq specs for that or good gaskets? or a good kit to go steel braided

 

there is no line kit and the only gaskets you'll find are from the dealership or mazdatrix/atkins/other rebuild shops that have spares. if you're in a pinch you can cut a gasket out of those gasket sheets and put a tiny bit of silicone on both sides.

 

not in a pinch. my dad now says it seems more like an exhaust leak. is it worth it to put a oil press gauge on the feed line of the turbo?

 

not really, unless it has a massive oil leak then the turbo is seeing the same pressure as the port where the stock pressure gauge reads from, if you want an accurate measurement of oil pressure then the stock port is the easiest location to put a pressure gauge fitting.