When is it "normal" (oil question)
Its a 1990 S5 NA.
I know rotaries are supposed to burn oil. But when SHOULDNT it. I can let my car warm up until the idles drop and all the pressure and temps. are up, but if I want to gun it, it will either backfire and smoke a bit. I was driving behind my friend and she said it was white smoke, but to me it looks like blue. It usually only happens at high revs....it just had a rebuild 30,000kms ago. My friends describe the smell as "it smells like a lawn mower", but when it does backfire, it smells like oil... |
Sounds like worn oil control rings. Perhaps they were not replaced in the rebuild?
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Shitty...i guess I should look in to rebuilding properly? lol
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You shouldn't be seeing smoke on hard acceleration, but it is common on startup after the car has sat for a day or two. Backfiring between shifts is common for cars without cats. You said the engine was just rebuilt 30km ago, if it's done this all along, I suppose there could be an issue with an oil control ring. It'd be a good idea to track how much oil is being used by how many quarts you use per X miles. This amount will vary with how often you floor it, but it can give you some sort of idea.
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Can a cracked oil control ring show these symptoms or would a cracked ring make it smoke a LOT?
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The thing is I bought it with a straight pipe and I didnt know how to drive a standard.
I let her take me out for a drive and she shifted at around 3000-4000 and there was no smoke or anything. If I saw this shit, I wouldnt have bought it lol |
Originally Posted by SpeedOfLife
(Post 8160867)
Can a cracked oil control ring show these symptoms or would a cracked ring make it smoke a LOT?
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Originally Posted by RotaryRocket88
(Post 8160874)
The amount of smoke depends on how much oil is leaking into the combustion chamber. A crack might cause just as much smoke as wear and tear if the oil flow is the same.
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Well i gave it shit tonight once down a road, smelled like burnt oil but also like a lawn mower, then i gave it shit a few miles later and it smelled fine?
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Is your oil level too high?
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If the car is running too rich (sounds like it is...) then it will smoke blue as oil is washed from behind the o-rings. Once tuned properly (or just plain given a tuneup) the smoke may stop.
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Originally Posted by SpeedOfLife
(Post 8161102)
Is your oil level too high?
And yes, it is running really rich. Ill try a tune first, thanks! |
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