Turbos are cookin!
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Turbos are cookin!
Hey Guys...
My cars been having a few troubles lately, and im already having a set of turbos rebuilt, but today when I turned on the car cold, just at idle with the hood up, the turbos were emitting a healthy dose of white smoke. Now, besides the fact that I may not be able to drive the car because of a transmission issue, is the car safe to drive about 20 min on the highway with the shape these turbos are in? Engine only has 15k on it and I'd like it to last a bit longer.
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My cars been having a few troubles lately, and im already having a set of turbos rebuilt, but today when I turned on the car cold, just at idle with the hood up, the turbos were emitting a healthy dose of white smoke. Now, besides the fact that I may not be able to drive the car because of a transmission issue, is the car safe to drive about 20 min on the highway with the shape these turbos are in? Engine only has 15k on it and I'd like it to last a bit longer.
Thanks
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DO NOT DRIVE!!!!!
White smoke is indication of possible coolant leak. If you drive with a coolant leak on the turbos you may cause a fire. Coolant can ignite at a certian temp. Fix the coolant leak BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!!
White smoke is indication of possible coolant leak. If you drive with a coolant leak on the turbos you may cause a fire. Coolant can ignite at a certian temp. Fix the coolant leak BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!!!!
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could also be an exhaust leak. was on mine. check your coolant level and get under the car to check and tighten up the dp bolts.
if its coolant be careful. it can cause a fire.
if its coolant be careful. it can cause a fire.
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I have this same problem on my FD I noticed this morning. For the past few weeks ive noticed a weird smell in the interior cabin, and I decided to turn on the car and let it idle cold with the hood up.
After a while I saw some white smoke coming from the turbo area, not thick, but a good amount of white smoke. Once the car warmed up, no smoke at all. I always check my coolant every week and including this morning, and the coolant has not gone down at all, I havent had to add any coolant in about 9 months and I drive a lot. What could this be?
After a while I saw some white smoke coming from the turbo area, not thick, but a good amount of white smoke. Once the car warmed up, no smoke at all. I always check my coolant every week and including this morning, and the coolant has not gone down at all, I havent had to add any coolant in about 9 months and I drive a lot. What could this be?
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Hey Guys...
My cars been having a few troubles lately, and im already having a set of turbos rebuilt, but today when I turned on the car cold, just at idle with the hood up, the turbos were emitting a healthy dose of white smoke. Now, besides the fact that I may not be able to drive the car because of a transmission issue, is the car safe to drive about 20 min on the highway with the shape these turbos are in? Engine only has 15k on it and I'd like it to last a bit longer.
Thanks
My cars been having a few troubles lately, and im already having a set of turbos rebuilt, but today when I turned on the car cold, just at idle with the hood up, the turbos were emitting a healthy dose of white smoke. Now, besides the fact that I may not be able to drive the car because of a transmission issue, is the car safe to drive about 20 min on the highway with the shape these turbos are in? Engine only has 15k on it and I'd like it to last a bit longer.
Thanks
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coolant can catch on fire? what are you guys smoking in this section...
pressure test the cooling system to find out where the coolant is going(if it is coolant), most of the bigger cheesy auto parts stores rent the pressure testers. could just be some oil burning off on the gaskets also, which is generally due to worn irons. any fluid in the exhaust will find gaps in the exhaust gaskets and burn off there when you start the car cold, unless it is an external leak which unfortunately is unlikely because the soft coolant lines aren't above the exhaust.
pressure test the cooling system to find out where the coolant is going(if it is coolant), most of the bigger cheesy auto parts stores rent the pressure testers. could just be some oil burning off on the gaskets also, which is generally due to worn irons. any fluid in the exhaust will find gaps in the exhaust gaskets and burn off there when you start the car cold, unless it is an external leak which unfortunately is unlikely because the soft coolant lines aren't above the exhaust.
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remember hes had bunches of problems with the car... hardly drives it! besides the fact that he comes down to southFL once in a while where the car is at
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I really am totally stumped as to what it was that one day that I saw white smoke from my turbos, because I havent noticed my coolant level going down (although keeping a very close eye on that) and my oil level does go down ocassionally, but it only goes down like once every 2 or 3 weeks that ill need to add a 1/4 of a quart of oil. I know part of that is because of the oil metering pump and the design of the engine, and the other part is due to a little oil leaking im sure. the amount of oil leaking I have is so small that it burns up before it ever hits the ground and I never have oil spots on my driveway ever ( 2 1/2 years so far since my friend and I did the oil pan leak repair )
So ya but this is def not the end of this story, something is going on with my car, I just dont know what it is right now, but I will post back here when I have new news
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This happened to me shortly after I got the car...turned out to be the start of a blown coolant seal. One time I started it up and it began smoking from the turbo area, but never did it again. Shortly after that, cold starts resulted in white smoke from the tailpipe, and hot starts were a bitch...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
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This happened to me shortly after I got the car...turned out to be the start of a blown coolant seal. One time I started it up and it began smoking from the turbo area, but never did it again. Shortly after that, cold starts resulted in white smoke from the tailpipe, and hot starts were a bitch...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
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This happened to me shortly after I got the car...turned out to be the start of a blown coolant seal. One time I started it up and it began smoking from the turbo area, but never did it again. Shortly after that, cold starts resulted in white smoke from the tailpipe, and hot starts were a bitch...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
Oh, and coolant can start a fire? REALLY?! C'mon guys, I thought it was common knowledge that COOLANT DOESN'T BURN...
Over the past few months, I have already started saving for a second car, and I would like to be able to at least make that happen so if things turn out to be really bad, I'll at least have another car to drive around until i figure out what im gonna do with the FD.
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