| man_of_steel |
04-30-02 03:04 AM |
how's my prognosis sound?
okay, my secondary turbo needs replacing. So I think. And I'm just swapping out the set. first, I have a 10-5-6 boost pattern, and have switched out a lot of the vacuum hoses (still have a bit to go though), no change. Cannot find a vacuum leak. Also, I have an coolant leak from that I have tracked to the turbo area, but as my car is my daily driver, I havent had the time to get all the way down and pull the turbos to see if the leak is a hard line or the housing. There is also an exhaust leak somewhere, I'm putting in a Bonez ss downpipe in the next couple days, and have a replacement downpipe gasket just in case. Anyway, I also have some oil in the engine bay. Nothing big, but its always been there, since I got the car. Sunday I was coming home from watching a friend show his car, and on the highway an accord with a few mods and some kids in it tried to challenge me, so I smoked them(well, smoked considering I'm running 6lbs. of boost on turbo 2), they gave me thumbs up after hitting their exit, I smiled having blown off some steam. Stopped a mile from my house to gas up, opened the hoos to let out some heat, and from the back area there is light white smoke...oh shit. Smells like oil. check the dipstick, and sure enough, its down from the last time I checked it. My guess is that the second turbo sprays oil when I really push it. Not push as in merging with highway speen traffic but flooring it. I think the exhaust leak (whit keeps my engine bay way too freaking hot, I need to eliminate this super quick) cooked the secondary turbo too much, resulting in a cracked housing (coolant leak), slightly damaged turbo (not enough boost), and possibly the oil spray. What do you guys think? Does that sound at all accurate?
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