just checked out an FD today....I didnt get to test drive it or anything...but it was pretty well modified....the guy just started the engine and I noticed smoke coming out I think from the turbos maybe? so I was wondering what was causing this...

 

oh yeah...it has 42000+ original miles...it had oil, water, boost gauges...turbo timer wasnt hooked up...it also had a N1 exhaust system...and whatever else you guys see on the engine bay...and I circled where the smoke was coming from...so yeah...can anybody tell me what's wrong with it? thanks!

 

Most likely, oil leak from the turbo oil lines. However, no one can say for sure without directly inspecting the car.

 

the turbo's could be shot... thats just my guess and from what ive read thats what it sounds like.

 

Good advice. After hard or sustained boost, I had oil smoke from this location. Later, a small drip on the pasenger side PPF.

The one-way oil injecters were sticky on my FD with 25k miles - fix was a light tap on the injectors. Watch out for the lines as they are fragile.

 

One easy thing it could be - this is really weird, happened to me and took me a while to figure it out.

With the R1 strut tower bar in the way, I would normally fill the oil up by standing on the driver's side of the car and pouring it in the oil fill neck. Well, the oil sloshes into the hole for the PCV system on the oil fill neck, which is then sucked into the primary turbo when you start the car and puddles in the Y-pipe. The oil drips out where the two halves of the Y-pipe join, and it drips right onto the downpipe/precat, making fun smoke.

If the car has mileage THAT low, the engine is strong, body straight, interior nice, and it's a fair price, I wouldn't sweat some smoking that bad. Could be a problem, could be something minor. Hell, for a CYM, I'd put up with a lot .

Dale

 

Interestingly enough, my smoke was the first hard drive after oil and filter about a week before. Maybe my "fix" was coincidental.

Oil leaks may influence the offer price but not the puchase.

 

i thought you ment it was smoking from exhuast. Did you ask the guy what the smoke was about?? Remeber buying an FD is tricky...make sure you are picky. It took me a year to fine one and it was worth the wait.

 

this happened to me. turned out that my turbo coolant line had a tiny slit in just enough for it to drip every once in a while. then one day it just blew when i was pulling into the orthodontist. lucky it wont on the raod when it did it.

 

thought it was alll of the above...turns out its my front cover gasket...reman w/ 30k miles on it...leaking from the portion of the gasket lacking screw mounting holes...take it to a shop before you buy it and have the engine cleaned with carb cleaner then have them run it up on a lift with a flashlight to see where it is leaking....if its an oil retrun ur lucky if its ur front gasket have fun...1k price quote here so watch out

 

cool thanks for all the help guys, this will help me make my final decision! the dude at the dealership said they had this car checked and tested, passed smog and everything...but when I was talking to him I can tell he didnt know much about the car....so I was like "oh ok I see"...just bullshittin along with him lol...but anywayz...if I do get it, hopefully it's nothing serious....cuz I dont wanna spend anymore money than I have to. the car cost hella money already lol...