jakeep82 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Went over too my mates the other day and as i reversed onto his drive said it smoked quite a bit turbo could be on his way out ! hes a mechanic and is a good one at that so thought be allright for a bit ! then was at jae and revved and my car spat a black substance dont know whether it was oil or what ? i only know it was black as it went over my mates white celica woops !! any sugestions guys ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H_D Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 are you loosing any oil/water?It might be worth taking the turbo off and checking for oil on the exhaust side and shaft play.Hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Best way to test it is to let it idle to warm up and once warm give it a few blasts to clear the condensation and you can tell if your burning oil as it it will be bluey/black smoke, it could be over fueling?If you still can decide take it for a blast with some one following you check see if anything happens on boost, then check idle again.Normally the exhaust side will just burn the oil off if it is leaking anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakeep82 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 so if im burning oil then it will bluey black smoke which will mean i need new turbo ? it stinks of petrol on idle ive always thought it might be over fueling need to get it some one to look at it really ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 its one of those things thats hard to tell unless yuo have smoke pouring out the exhaust constantlyit could be turbo, fuel issues, stem sealsCheck the simple things first before spending big money Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakeep82 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 just started the car let it warm up was smoking a bit but just white smoke and was spitting black stuff but was just condensation as said above revved to clear condensation and after that was smoking a lot less i did have one cloud of black smoke come out but after that was fine ? not kicking out no black stuff either think ill get fueling looked at first!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 keep an eye on it mate, if the turbo goes it (dont quote me on this) shouldnt do any damage if its just oil seals, simple swap it out when its furked. I know loads of people that have had fucked turbos then swapped them out and they have been fine Keep an eye on ya oil levels too:) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakeep82 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 im doing an oil change within next couple of days shes due one ! yeh thats what i wanted to ask say my turbo does "die" its not going to ruin my engine is it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Broony Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 (edited) In theory it sholdnt but depends as with anything if the turbo smashes/ propellar blades snap then parts can enter your engine but you'd be quite unlucky and thats normally associated with running stupid high boostSo you will more than likley be fine Edited September 25, 2012 by Broony Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 The above happened to me with a landrover defender today, came into work with a lack of power, tested to see lol and the fucking turbo explodes haha. Tiny fragments all through the oil and oil shooting back through the induction system haha.Sorry for the spamage, sure this wont happen to you. If you can, try a known good turbo on your car to see if it clears up. But yeah try the simplest/cheapist options first, fueling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jakeep82 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 im going to buy a turbo too keep at mine just incase! going to check whether has much play on the shaft on my turbo see whats on ! in few weeks time going to get the fueling sorted my local performance garage !! im only running 1.2 bar on fully forged 4e so not stupidly high Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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