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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 03:04 AM
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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 ****. 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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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 03:10 AM
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low 2nd turbo boost sounds like a sign of pre cat failure...also when you install the DP the heat will be gone and your turbo's will breath...how many miles do you have on it?
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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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about 80 K now...but the white smoke after driving hard...sound right at all? what else could it be?
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