Here's the scenario. I start the car up in the garage, everythings fine. Typical little oil smoke out the exhaust, but runs fine. Meet the parents for lunch, do my typical shutoff procedure and everythings normal.

I leave lunch, and get on the highway. Once I get to the stop sign at my exit, i see a little brush of smoke come from under the hood and smell burning oil. So my destination is just a short jaunt down the road and I get there, stop the car. And tons of smoke start pillowing out of the hood with the smell of more oil. I thought the thing was on fire.

To my knowledge there are no hoses blown off that transfer oil, nor can I see any leaks. I'd like to assume its the turbo burning oil though. As the smoke is visible in that area.

** Checked the engine oil and its not low

Any ideas?

 

Your plastic PCV valve may have broken.

If the car runs still, the engine is not blown. Could also be the FPD?

 

Could be a turbo oil line, could be the turbos themselves. You're sure it's not a turbo coolant line failing and the coolant is burning off the hot turbine/downpipe?

 

The turbo oil lines are steel braided and there are no leaks coming from them. They all are connected correctly as well.

If the oil was being cooked inside the turbo, would the only way to be sure of that is take it apart and check?

 

pull the tube off your y pipe and check for oil. Also if you're leaking oil like crazy from the turbo, your exhaust should be coated in oil.

 

Jack the car up and check for oil residue under the car. I'd bet you sprung a leak on the oil pan.

 

or the rear main seal

 

Or an oil cooler line. Or oil cooler.

 

I just took it for a drive and even at 2k-2.5k there is huge amounts of blue smoke coming out the exhaust, like an oil burning freight train.

Then when I come to a stop,it comes out the hood and even into the car.

Absolutely no oil is leaking out onto the ground, or even onto pieces inside the bay. It all seems to be internal

 

turbos, pull the pipe off the y pipe going into intercooler, see if there is oil. Check for oil in exhaust, probably covered in oil now...

 

I have a single t-62 on.

** Yes, there is a ton of oil on tips of exhaust now

 

You have to identify where the oil is coming from in the engine bay. I find it hard to believe that you can't or won't find it. Does the car smoke from a cold start-up? If so FROM WHERE? You could have an exhaust gasket blown that's allowing the oil smoke to enter the engine bay. It honestly could be anything from your turbo or even an oil control ring. Do some legwork and you'll find the answer...

 

unless stated otherwise, everyone assumed you had stock twins on the car so the advice you received was only as good as the info provided......

what's the story on the engine? recently rebuilt, miles, builder etc.

It's most likely the turbo instead of oil control rings, but you never know.

 

It's time to quit posting and look at the darn car. Put it up on jackstands, start it and look it over as it's running. If you don't see any oil residue, pull the turbo off and start it. If you still have smoke, your oil seals are done. If you don't, then it's your turbo.

Get your hands dirty!

 

Sorry guys, I was just collecting info since I had no garage space to use today as it was. But my plan for tomorrow is:

1) pull off intake and check for oil (Local rotary guy told me if im in deep ****, that will be the first sign)
2) Pull off downpipe and turbo, look for residue inside the downpipe then check out turbo if I find any there

Am I correct in assuming that if it is indeed the oil control rings, then there shouldnt be much oil in the downpipe due to it getting burnt inside turbo?

Motor was rebuilt 15k ago by rotary performance. Car was in hands of previous owner at this time though.

 

u got oil in your exhaust so you know you're burning some major oil. If you got oil in the intake and the pipe going into your intercooler, most definitely your turbo is bad.

 

Slight addition to mostly accurate post in red...

A small amount of oil in those locations is normal.