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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:22 PM
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I just converted to a single turbo and have steam coming from the tail pipe and a lot of it. I have checked all my plumbing at least twice and it all seems to be in the right place. I have also checked my plugs to see if there is any water in the motor but there is none and the car cranks and idles just fine but lots of white non oily smoke. If anyone has an idea of what this could be or have had this happen any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Old Jun 1, 2006 | 08:51 PM
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Have you warmed up the car fully to see if the steam clears maybe just water holding in the exaust system after turbo install,,, if not then it must be something related to the turbo as this is the only over area that can affect exaust emisions apart from the engine combustion chambers.
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Old Jun 2, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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yea we have warmed it up but it is also sucking down coolant and we cannot figure it out is there anyway that the intake could suck in coolant. through a leak in a gasket or sumthin along that line?
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