Originally Posted by
xr2wishy
it could be the turbo, what i'd do is find a friend and pull the turbo off, then get your friend to hold the oil feed pipe in the oil return pipe in the block.
then run the engine without the turbo/manifold.
if it smokes it is an engine prob, if not then the turbo is to blame(ish)
check the exhaust elbow off the turbo for oil and the manifold where it bolts to head for oil also.
check the exhaust ports too for oil, you will have soot, but if you wipe your finger over it, if it's oil it'll stay wet, if condensation/overfuelling then it'll evapourate and leave a dry soot.
it could be the rings in an oval bore sadly, but you won't know till you've satisfied yourself with the turbo.
hope that help.
LMAO!!
That has got to be the most random piece of advice i've heard for a long time!! I can se where your coming from and it may work but sounds fucking dodgy! LOL
This might be easier..... disconnect the actuator rod, hold the wastegate open with a cable tie, do as you said with the oil feed pipe, and jam a screwdriver in the comp housing to stop it spinning.
Then drive the car and see if it smokes?!
Originally Posted by
martinmilne
i know its overfueling a bit as it pops and bangs a bit lol but it dont smoke all the time or not that i have noticed so if i took the turbo off would it still show how will i know if its the rings ? was told that it was reconditioned so assume the rings were done ? unfortuetly it is an unknown rebuild i just brought it
Do a compression test mate this will tell you if the rings have been done or not.