Ok, on start up it smokes, i already posted and kinda knew that stuff. But What are the signs the turbo is blowing oil, or leaking oil overnight? This thing is original and has 89K miles. Already cleaned out the IC with gas, yes it had oil in there, but not "tons" of it. So could the turbo be the cause?
Turbo cause of smoke?
- Thread starter Supra5MGTE
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its possible. Its usually ok to have a little bit of oil in the intake path if you don't have a catch can. Another good way to know if your turbo is buring oil is if it puffs big either during spooling or decelleration after spooling up. If you are smoking up a little at start up that could be the result of valve seals allowing oil to sit in the chamber. Then when you start it up it burns that oil off. Multiple oil burns are a horrible thing to try and figure out. I just recently found out that my turbo was leaking oil out the exhaust side cause it would smoke after spooling up and letting off and everytime I would sit in traffic.
I have this goofy feeling the turbo is blowing oil into the intake or like your situation in the exhaust the Cat is burning it into smoke.
If the turbo has alot of miles on it thats the culprit.
Also, a bad or clogged air filter will make the turbo smoke...
Also, a bad or clogged air filter will make the turbo smoke...
