fc3s_gtr

well, to make long story short, the car overheated and i'm not sure if the motor's good, but it looks like turbo's shot... cuz i saw oil sipping out of the turbo; although, the compressor wheel spins fine and there's barely any play.... i plan on doing the BNR stage 3.. but havent made up my mind yet... any suggestions? ne other alternatives? maybe T04E? is it ok with stock IC? also, how can i check to see if my motor is blown/fine? it's only 20k mi old (reman)... ne help would b appreciated.

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J-Rat

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Well, the first step if a blown motor is suspected, is to do a compression check!

Jarrett

Ryde _Or_Die

Does the car boost fine? Smoke through the exhaust? Any smoke coming from near the turbo?

SonicRaT

iTrader: (6)

Where exactly is the oil dripping from? The turbo -> manifold, manifold -> engine, the exhaust? If it's leaking from the manifolds, it could be that the oil seals are gone (although not as likely on a reman engine) Can you give us any more info?

fc3s_gtr

it seemed like oil was leaking from the turbine housing itself... will check again tom. almost got the damn thing out..... it idled fine when i started it last time... but boost was weak n sputtering and white smoke pouring out the exhaust pipes.. not the turbo or newhere else... that's when i checked underneath and saw oil slowly sipping out from the turbo.

compression test.. do i just stick my finger in a spark plug hole n crank the engine to see if it will blow my finger out? i can also check my oil to see if ne coolant got to it, right?

converted

i had oil leaking out of my turbo also, turned out to be the shaft seal. time for a rebuild. as far as the compression test you can use either a regular tester (sorry don't know the correct numbers i think around 90-100 is good) or go to your mazda dealer and have them use the correct tester.

scott