Speeder165 |
12-13-09 02:08 PM |
Well, if we knew a little more about the car it would help. As it is, will take a stab at what it may be. My 94 did the same thing. Engine oil control rings were going as was the compression. At the suggestion of Cam at Pettit, he said to remove the oil filler cap & see what happened. I did & my car quit smoking like yours is doing on a hard run. From what I can figure, the crankcase was pressurizing under turbo use & then when I let off, all of that pressure had nowhere to go but back into the engine. Changed out the pcv & other valves but didn`t help so left the oil filler cap off & just put a rag over the top of the filler tube with a rubber band around it. It worked OK for another 15K miles or so until I replaced the engine recently.
Another thing to throw out there is the possibility that the turbo needs rebuilding. Mine needed a rebuild after about 50K miles of use. Corky Bell recommended John Meyers turbochargers in Alabama I think it was. They are no longer in business from what he told me the last time I talked to him earlier in the year. You would need to take off the inlet pipe to the compressor housing on the turbo & feel how much side to side & in & out play you have on the shaft. If it is excessive, you probably have a bad turbo unit. Garrett turbochargers are out there cheaper than what they used to be so finding one would not be hard. I believe it is a T04B unit. Corky at Cartech could tell you for sure. I have been told that you can tell if the turbo is leaking oil by starting it up from a cold engine. It may smoke for a few seconds but should clear right up. After about 30 seconds or so, if the car starts burning oil, the turbo is leaking & will need replacement.
Have you just recently bought the car from someone else since you don`t know much about it? You could talk to them & find out about the mileage on the motor & turbo system.
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