Dream Theater

Ok guys here's a vid and unless I'm going blind it seems the FD is blowing out a ton of white/grey smoke. Can anyone confirm from the video?

http://s50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...t=MVI_0284.flv

ThanX

twomucboost4u

iTrader: (9)

Well there are two colors to watch out for white= burning coolant and blue=burning oil... Does it do it all the time? and did if just start? Or does it just do it at first start up? It might be a blown coolant seal hense the white and since it just started its breaking up some carbon inside the motor hense the grey tint... If you would like to confirm its a coolant seal you can drain the whole system of the coolant and run just water... If the white goes away its coolant seal... Why you ask? Coolant burns white water has no color...

Chris

Dream Theater

Ahhhhhh... Chris... you're a smarty. lol. For the sake of not rebuilding(again) lets hope its not a coolant seal.

Seventh Heaven

iTrader: (1)

What does the smoke smell like? Burning coolant has a very distinct smell, smells kinda sweet. As for the color:

White: Burning water/coolant (or ATF)
Blue: Burning Oil
Black: Running Rich

The smell is probably a good way to tell what it is.

Dream Theater

Its not sweet smelling.. the problem is most likely the turbos. I'm just tired of changing them out at this point.

Alec

I have exactly the same problem as you.
This winter I had my twin turbo's (profesionally) rebuild, everything worked fine before, but, after the turbo rebuild my car smokes all the time just like yours, sometimes it smokes more than yours.

My engine was profesionally rebuild in 2007 and if a water seal is broken then I am going mad!