HELP! Why are my new turbos smoking???

[akotten]

Here is an update. I ran the car for 10 minutes (just sitting in the garage), rev'd it a few times during those 10 minutes. I didn't see any smoke. I don't think it got up to running temp, but for right now I think that's a good sign. Would you agree?

That might be a good sign, but I don't think you will really know for sure until get out, drive the car, and actually put some load on the turbos.

[blindmist]

Here is an update. I ran the car for 10 minutes (just sitting in the garage), rev'd it a few times during those 10 minutes. I didn't see any smoke. I don't think it got up to running temp, but for right now I think that's a good sign. Would you agree?

Told you they were fine. After doing a full rebuild of my engine and turbos, my car smoked for a good 20 minutes.

[J_Parker]

I'm sure you'll be fine, just cautiously take it for a rip around the block and see what happens. If anything is going to happen at all it usually does in the first five minuts of play time. Even so, sitting in the shop after a rebuild my cars always smoked after a good couple of revs, not even at operating temprature. Although there's a pile of money invested into the cars, you just have to leave the fear of doing something wrong at the back of your mind.... Unless you're a complete idiot and did something wrong continuing reguardless, which I'm sure yours isn't a case of. Confidence is the key to solving problems


..... Oh, and intellect too I suppose

[blindmist]

Confidence is the key to solving problems


..... Oh, and common sense too I suppose

Fixed that for ya.

[J_Parker]

Fixed that for ya.

Haha, thanks. I guess no one ever said we had to be "smart" to work on our cars

[blindmist]

Haha, thanks. I guess no one ever said we had to be "smart" to work on our cars

Yeah, except the common sense clause eliminates 70% of America.

[jbuhrman]

My car did the same thing when I took a 2 week trip to vegas, came back and it smoked(white smoke) very, very bad for about 25-30 minutes, then went away. Let it idle to get it warm, once it is take it for a trip around the block and keep your eye on gauges and the mirror to see if its smoking.

If its not, venture alittle further just to get some load on the turbo's if they are bad when you put them under load they will smoke black from oil leakage, they will make a god aweful sound and so on. In other words you will KNOW something is up when you put them under load.

Just take your time, keep an eye on everything and just go take the car for a sunday drive..(literly tomorow is sunday go do it)

[mb3000]

My car did the same thing when I took a 2 week trip to vegas, came back and it smoked(white smoke) very, very bad for about 25-30 minutes, then went away. Let it idle to get it warm, once it is take it for a trip around the block and keep your eye on gauges and the mirror to see if its smoking.

If its not, venture alittle further just to get some load on the turbo's if they are bad when you put them under load they will smoke black from oil leakage, they will make a god aweful sound and so on. In other words you will KNOW something is up when you put them under load.

Just take your time, keep an eye on everything and just go take the car for a sunday drive..(literly tomorow is sunday go do it)

^This