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Old 05-08-05, 08:29 PM
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Could it be a bad coolant seal?

The last fews days my car has been pouring white smoke on start up about everyother time i start it up and now its everytime i start it up. I pulled the egi relay and took off the radiator cap and cranked it at full throttle and it doesnt bubble or shoot up. I also pulled out a spark plug and it was dry and smelt like gas. It seems like its coming from the turbo manifold, could there be a crack in the manifold where the coolant flows? It is going out through the exhaust though, not just from the manifold. Thanks in advance.
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you need a ECU. your gonna run retarded rich with those mods and no computer, thats my problem too. smokes like a bitch for like 4-5 minutes.
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no it has a remapped ecu in it
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I took my car to KD Rotary, and had them fix like 10 leaks. Came back to me, and it still smoked, not from the manifold though!!
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Originally Posted by Image Performance
you need a ECU. your gonna run retarded rich with those mods and no computer, thats my problem too. smokes like a bitch for like 4-5 minutes.
It definately is coolant...not fuel....is there a possibility it could be blown turbos? I wouldnt think it would just start pouring smoke like this, but just trying to think about anything else than a coolant seal..
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I think we need to put all you guys back into FC's and just leave well enough alone
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From the little bit of information you give, I'd say it's the turbos. Fortunately for me I won't be having this problem after next week anymore, lol.
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Originally Posted by pearlyellow
From the little bit of information you give, I'd say it's the turbos. Fortunately for me I won't be having this problem after next week anymore, lol.
what more do you need to know?
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Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection
I think we need to put all you guys back into FC's and just leave well enough alone
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Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection
I think we need to put all you guys back into FC's and just leave well enough alone


Don't forget, you towed an FC from my house one time also...
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Well, yeah, you're right...but you have to admit they were less troublesome.

Just dont get any bright ideas...Im not sure I want to tow the repu, as I dont want to incur any liability when sheetmetal or rusty fragments fly off and hit someone following behind me.
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cranked the car up today let it run for about 5 minutes and did not smoke from the exhaust manifold but did smoke form what i could tell white smoke but it smelled of gas
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well if its just gas then i guess you aren't using coolant anymore and your problem is fixed w/o any work
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yay woopie but it did smoke alot of gas though but as long as its gas i am alright with that now i can play more halo and not mess with the car
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tis tis tis...

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dont be hatin'
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David I guess you didn't hear the sarcasm in my voice when i typed that....
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If it was your turbos i think you would be getting bad smoke all of the time. Are they producing good boost still??
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