white smoke at idle
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white smoke at idle
i have a 87 turbo 2 and on startup it doesnt smoke but after about 1 minutes it will start to smoke white and while im driving it seems to not smoke but once i stop at a light after about 20 seconds it will start to plume heavy amounts of white smoke. is this a coolant leak?
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OR maybe its just a sign of a dying turbo.. a bad seal on the turbo will smoke at idle and stop smoking under any load..... turbo is cheaper than an engine. lets start with the simple stuff first then talk apocalypse later. if it was coolant you would have had to replace it by now...... check your coolant level....
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ok well i had a blown turbo and changed that but it had started leaking again looks like from the space between the manifold and turbo but when it smokes from under my hood its blue...but from my exhaust its white and my car doesnt overheat at all
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yeah dont go into denial thats the worste thing you could do my friend did that lol just made his engine worst. and dont try to sell your car for $5k cuz it has a blown coolant seal =)
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/champagne-test-coolant-seal-803178/#post8757333
thats the write up btw
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/champagne-test-coolant-seal-803178/#post8757333
thats the write up btw
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ok well it isnt coolant. its oil :/ kinda relieved its not coolant but i just looked underneath and there is oil dripping from the hotside of the turbo causing it to smoke. but the turbo is in good condition and i have no oil residue in the intake or intercooler. so what i need to know now is where the oil coming from!?
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