FD3SR1

I started the car and as fast as i could get out went to the back to take a picture. the motor was cold.

FD3SR1

I have a video too it explains it alot better i just need someone to host it for me

rotoboy661

leaking turbos

coolant seals

how long does it do it for??? (smoking(

mike

FD3SR1

As long as its runnig and its a constant flow if some one will host the video you can get a lot better idea of whats going on. I would like for people to be able to see the video so maybe some one could tell me for sure or atleast give me a better idea. it doesnt smell like burning coolant you know that sweet smell almost maple suyrup smell. at least i hope its just the turbos!

scratchjunkie

from my experiance with fd's, they tend to do that on winter mornings.

TT_Rex_7

Slight smoking?! Looks like alot more then slight smoking!! lol I don't think thats just a "winter thing" I've started mine at about 15f outside and it just smoked for a few minutes till it was warmed up but it didn't smoke near that much. I'll host the video for ya, just pm me. It would help alot to see how much and how long its actually smoking.

-Alex

FD Rey

You said you have leaky turbos. If it's cold outside it looks 10x worse.

TT_Rex_7

Where did he state he had leaky turbos? If he knew that then why is he asking us where the smoke came from?! lol

-Alex

pito13b

iTrader: (3)

How fresh is the motor? Worn oil control rings will cause serious smoke. Is this only at startup while cold? Goes away when warm? I doubt its the turbos if it is at idle.

RX7UP

Bad Turbos!

FD3SR1

its at idle and the motor has 5k miles on it it was rebuilt by one of the local rotary guys who builds tons of them!

FD3SR1

if it is coolant will it smell like burning coolant? because i used to have a leak and it dripped on one of the turbos so i know the smell verry well!

NINjaX7

not to be a thread jacker or anything, but mine did the same thing even when it was like 85F degress outside, but only for like a minute, and then it goes back to normal and there's no smoke visible at all. is this normal?

TT_Rex_7

http://home.comcast.net/~juvenile8697/My_smoking_7.wmv

Theres the vid. I'm almost positive that smoke isnt just from cold weather. Do you know roughly what the temps were? I'm assuming your car is garaged since it was parked in there during the video so im sure it doesnt get really cold in there.

-Alex

the FUN

Mine did the same thing too. it would go away after a few minutes....but then, if I drove it and my rpm's hit 5k in 2nd or 3rd gear, I'd leave a trail of smoke like a jet in the sky. this would last a good 10 minutes into any ride. This happened regardless of the outside temps - but more visible during cold days....

Am getting a new engine now. Never got the problem specifically diagnosed. Compression check indicated bad engine, was enough to justify engine replacement without more head scratching.

Meiogirl

iTrader: (2)

when my 2nd turbo went it had smoke like that. but it only did it when the 2nd turbo was engaged.
what rpm does the primary engage? if its not at start up rpms, i would think your smoke has another culprit.

NINjaX7

wow dude.. that's freakin crazy... mine doesn't really smoke that much, but the odor smells like really concentrated gas.

RX7WEEE

iTrader: (16)

Mine used to do that, once I tore to motor down i found that i had a oil seal that was in a few peices. (rubber gasket)

TT_Rex_7

I'd have to agree. If it smokes that much with the car just sitting there I wouldnt think it would be an issue with his turbos and if it doesnt smell like coolant then only other thing I could think of would be what you stated. Have you tried driving the car?! If so does the smoke get worse?

-Alex

FD Rey

He said it on another thread. My stock turbos would smoke as soon as I started it up if the car sat over night. Did you check the turbos when you got the motor rebuilt?

Tom93R1

iTrader: (2)

He is in Springfield Missouri. It is both humid and cold in Missouri. I would guarantee that it is nothing more than condensation. It does eventually go away right? And it doesnt stink right?

G's 3rd Gen

iTrader: (11)

That is not normal bro. Looks like some kind of oil or fuel vapor. Mine smokes a bit until it warms up ( 2 to 4 minutes or so). Nothing like that though. If it was fuel you should have some kind of raw smell of that somewhere to or your engine would flood. Are you consuming oil? If it was coolant there would be the ever prevelant "sweet smell". Have your builder do a compression check if good pull the turbos and check the seals....

jagwrjack

iTrader: (3)

First of all. Don't worry about the "smells sweet" bulls**t.
My FD had a sweet exhaust smell when the o-rings were shot and it had the same
sweet smell after the engine was rebuilt.
If your coolant is staying full, your o-rings are ok.
If your planning on keeping the car, have your turbos rebuilt. If that doesn't cure it, then yank the engine.
About 10k mi. after my rebuild, mine started smoking and I was ready to yank the engine. I came across a low mileage set of turbos and that solved the smoke
problem for me. If your turbos are original, I'd try that first. Don't panic.

Jack

jagwrjack

iTrader: (3)

Oh, and when my turbos were shot, it only smoked at idle. The smoke disappeared when I pulled away.

jeremyb

Your O-rings can be bad, leaking coolant into the motor. Do you have an aftermarket ECU? Does your car bog a bit before jumping to a cold start rpm? If the smell is a sweet syrupy smell, it is coolant. Pressure test the cooling system and if it doesnt hold, listen around the turbos for a leak if it truly is your turbos. If not, you're o-rings can be bad and its time for a rebuild =/.

Jeremy