I am begging for some help with this problem please give me some help!!!!!!!
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I am begging for some help with this problem please give me some help!!!!!!!
guys I have described my problem on three posts on this forum but this is my last crack at getting some suffeciant feed back of this problem i am having. Ok first of all I think I over filled my car with oil, now I believe that some of that oil got into the turbos and that is why I was seeing blue smoke coming out of the tail pipe. The second thing I think it could be is that I may have an exhaust leak, if you stand on the passenger side of the car you can smell a strong scent of exhaust gases coming from that side underneath the door area, and not mention chirping sound coming from the right side of the engine bay. The other thing I noticed with closer inspection underneath as far as I could see with no jack stands is that there was oil and carbon deposits all blastered near the oil pan area and not to mention that the turbo control actuator was covered with oil. Now what is your guys is thoughts of what problem I may have with the car?
Dude, you need to get the car up on a lift/stands and check it out more closely. Get some rags and wipe off the oil that's accumulated by the oilpan, and check your exhaust for leaks. As for the overfilled oil, what's your dipstick read? If you added more than 4 quarts to an empty engine, you've overfilled it.
We need you to do some work on this and take a look at things so you can give us a better idea of what's up. Without that there's a million and one things that it could be, so narrowing it down for us is a must.
Good Luck,
Patrick
We need you to do some work on this and take a look at things so you can give us a better idea of what's up. Without that there's a million and one things that it could be, so narrowing it down for us is a must.
Good Luck,
Patrick
Yeah no doubt about it, you're going to have to dig into the car a little yourself, check the oil lines to the turbos, etc... No I don't think an exhaust leak is causing your blue smoke. Usually blue smoke is from burning oil like someone said in a previous post. But hey don't feel too bad mine just started doing this the other day. Sucks because I have been driving my car for week after it's been off the road for 6 months.. I don't know when I'll take a look at it though.
Originally posted by RotaryRockeTT
Appreciate your guys is help, but keep them coming I need some more analysis
Appreciate your guys is help, but keep them coming I need some more analysis
PAY someone to look at it (diagnose) and fix (repair) it for you.
You can't diagnose an oil leak by NOT looking closely at all the components in the engine bay (turbo oil feed and drain, oil sump, oil cooler lines, etc).
Otherwise, listen to what the guys above have mentioned:
1) put the car securely on jackstands
2) remove the underbelly pan
3) clean the oil mess around
If it's a slow leak, then drive it around the block and then look underneath again (repeat steps 1-3). If you see a new oil drop forming on any parts, that should help you find the smoking gun.
How many quarts did you put in?
You can also drain some oil. Oil could be overflowing from the crankcase.
Get a fuel line (or buy some from an autoparts store) and use it as a stethoscope for the exhaust leak. Put one end to your ear and the other around the turbo/downpipe. Follow the exhaust and check the spots that have louder leak noise.
J
You can't diagnose an oil leak by NOT looking closely at all the components in the engine bay (turbo oil feed and drain, oil sump, oil cooler lines, etc).
Otherwise, listen to what the guys above have mentioned:
1) put the car securely on jackstands
2) remove the underbelly pan
3) clean the oil mess around
If it's a slow leak, then drive it around the block and then look underneath again (repeat steps 1-3). If you see a new oil drop forming on any parts, that should help you find the smoking gun.
How many quarts did you put in?
You can also drain some oil. Oil could be overflowing from the crankcase.
Get a fuel line (or buy some from an autoparts store) and use it as a stethoscope for the exhaust leak. Put one end to your ear and the other around the turbo/downpipe. Follow the exhaust and check the spots that have louder leak noise.
J
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