BLKTOPTRVL

I replaced all the hoses that can only be accessed by removing the air cleaner and the air pump. During the act of removing the old hoses, I lost around a gallon or more of anti-freeze.

After getting the car back together, I started it. At first, it smoked a little and I assumed the problem was the oil and anti-freeze that eventually gets on parts as you work on the car and that it would all eventually burn off.

Instead, what happened was the smoke got thicker and thicker, especially from the area where the lower turbo hose is located. I continued to watch the water levels in the AST and the filler neck as the car heated. At one point the smoke was so thick, it looked as if the car was about to catch fire, so I dowsed the engine with a bucket of water I had near by.

After the dowsing, the smoke seemed to disappear, so I took it to the local high pressure wash. After cleaning the engine with degreaser, there was no sign of any smoke and the smell of anti-freeze was gone.

I was afraid at first that one of the turbo hoses might have been attached with a spring clamp that had gone soft and that I would have to remove all that stuff again to get it replaced.

I seems to have worked out for me, but for anyone doing this job in the future, when you replace the hoses, I have the following advice...

(1) don't forget the new clamps.
(2) be sure to clean off all the old anti-freeze from the engine before you run the car too long.