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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 01:20 PM
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white smoke and hard starting

Ok, im going to go into great detail as none of my sesrches are answering any questions. I have a 93 touring. It has 68000 miles on it. Has greddy single turbo conversion, greddy front mount, greddy exhaust, and greddy bov. Also, it has power commander ecu. This is the wag i biught the car. Right after i bought it i had my buddy compression test it w his rotary compression tester. All were 130+. Heres my issues. Sometimes it blows white smoke sometimes it dont. Smells strong i wouldnt exactly say it smells sweet. Also to start it i gotta crank for a sec, hit the gas once and shell start. Most cold starts and occasionally on hot starts. Idk if its a fuel issue, tune issue, or rebuild time. Any help would be great.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 01:41 PM
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Sounds Like a coolant seal to me, I had one go on my first FD it would smoke like crazy when cold then quit once it was warmed up. Definitely check to see what your coolant looks like.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 02:40 PM
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Agreed. Do the "champagne" test -- while the engine is cold, pop the coolant fill cap and then start the engine. If you see a stream of tiny little bubbles that constantly come out as the engine warms up, it's probably time for a rebuild.
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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 03:22 PM
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Ill try that this weekend. Was hoping for the best though. Lol.
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