Started my car up today and a lot of blue smoke was being blown out of my exhuast. I popped the hood and there was smoke coming from the turbo area, so I am assuming its my turbos. I might have a source to get a used set of twins with only about 50,000 miles on them (mine have about 118,000). Any suggestions?

 

I have also only been getting about 7lbs max boost. I have been buring oil like crazy in the past 2000 miles I have put in 2 extra qts of oil and my pan is still dip stick is bone dry.

 

More to add. The hose coming off my air pump has a crack in it that I noticed during inspection. I am wondering if my primary turbo (I believe that the turbo closest to the air pump, is damaged and making excessive heat. Also that same turbo seems to be making a little noise unless its all coming from the leek in my air pump hose.

 

I think you have alot of problems to diagnose before you can really say anything is bad. If your dipstick is dry, FILL THE OIL ALL THE WAY UNTIL ITS NOT, if youve been driving around with low oil for 2000 miles youve probably caused alot of hurt to your car.

 

Yea i think your turbos are gone. Same thing happened to me. All the smoke from the exhaust and the engine. Except mine had like 125,000 on them!!

 

If I fill up my oil what else would be a problem to my car, the oil is not leaking on the ground its just being burnt up.

 

As you already know...your turbos are blown

 

I also wonder if my turbos are gone.

When I jack the car up I see a drop or two of oil a little higher around the sway bar under the turbos. I never see oil under my car when I stop at parking lots though, so it isn't a great amount.

When I start my car I have about 5 seconds of grey smoke. Fairly thick but only 5 seconds and it never smokes again. And some days it doesn't do this. Other days it does it every morning.

I also have oil in my intake. Maybe a half once or an once. But I have also heard this can occur if you don't have a catch can. So maybe a separate issue.

Any comments?


Thanks,
Joseph

 

have someone follow behind the car and get on the boost....ask them if there is a puff of smoke even when the car is nice and warmed up. If so those are some tired turbos.

 

So I started pulling stuff of my car (still have to get the turbos off) and noticed large amounts of oil around my oil pan and the turbo control actuator. Also one of the clips holding one of the hoses on the turbo control acuator is missing. Still think its my turbos, or do I have a bigger problem to deal with?

 

I still can't believe you let an fd get so low on oil it wasn't on the dipstick....

 

those are some tired turbos you got there son
putem away letem rest

dont listen to widebody2 he kidnapped widebody1 and is still trying to break into his rx-7. For now he has only managed to break in under the hood and pretends he owns it by working on it

 

you need to get that inspected pronto...

 

you know that means optomistically at the lowest he was out 1 quart and a mouthfull of oil? its not that hard to do that even without blown turbos if your omp is working and you drive hard.

 

Yanni I actually am widebody1 too, but it was when i first joined the forum and I lost my password so i had to become widebody2. haha

 

Okay, after hours and hours of working on my car, I installed my friends turbos on my car. (His are were in good working order and had about 54,000 miles on them) I started up my car and same problem. I was able to get a closer look at where the smoke from under my hood was coming. It kinda looked like there was coolent leaking from were the turbos bolt to the exhuast manifold. When I took everything off I used the same gaskets as before. Any other ideas why I might be having this problem?

 

So yeah its oil not coolant. I put fresh oil in and it was dripping from were the turbos bolt on to the exhuast manifold.

 

sorry am a newbie here.........however wanted to wish you good luck........hope you figure out ur problem soon...........

 

Sounds like a ball buster of a problem, better make sure you don't blow your buddy's turbos too...

 

Does anyone have any ideas? Not only is this my baby, it my daily driver so I am out my main form of transportation.

 

I didn't get through all responses but I would say it's the turbos, put em to bed. I've got the same prob right now and I'm gonna burn those babies up, lol. Actually I'm lookin for a set, anyone wanna help me out???? LOL, good luck

 

I put newer turbos in that were working just fine. And still having the same problem.

 

Is your Fd black? where in Wash are you from?

 

could be a leaking line, or a coolant seal.

This might help

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...hreadid=299591

 

No I have a MB FD. I am in Bothell where are you at? Thanks for the link I will check it out right away.