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Old Aug 8, 2014 | 02:22 PM
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Smoke from exhaust help

Im currently decatted and had a leak on the oil turbo feed which made the car smoke theough the muffler. Just got that fixed and its now smoking even worse!

I just had the engine rebuilt due to a piston goving up on life.

Any oil leaks that could cause this? Turbo loads just fine and car gives me 0 codes
 
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Old Aug 8, 2014 | 02:42 PM
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Are you sure it's not residual from the previous leak?
 
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 10:52 PM
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If you're lucky, the smoke will be from residual oil in the exhaust system --- from the blown "oil turbo feed". It takes a few miles to burn out previously leaked oil.

If you're not lucky, your re-builder screwed up, and you have a new problem. Compression or leak-down test? Break-in oil was synthetic and didn't allow a good ring seal? Is smoke from oil or coolant --- blue or white? Plugged turbo oil return line? My turbo recently gave up and pumped oil everywhere --- intake and exhaust. Check your turbo air compression chamber by removing the air inlet hose --- should be dry, no puddles. I'm having a PCV issue that causes oil based smoke, probably caused by mods --- severity is subjective.

Lotsa possibilities. For useful help, provide us with all kinds of significant info --- model year, mileage, mods, major repair history?
 
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Old Aug 10, 2014 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by oldbrokenwind
If you're lucky, the smoke will be from residual oil in the exhaust system --- from the blown "oil turbo feed". It takes a few miles to burn out previously leaked oil...
I had this happen after replacing my turbo oil line, it continued smoking for a week or so then stopped.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 03:46 PM
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All the guys at the local mini scene agree that its oil seeping through a bad seal inside the turbo :(

got an extra turbine while mine gets fixed. Anyone here that has a stock turbine and has bore it to a bigger diameter?
 
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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by kaymartz
All the guys at the local mini scene agree that its oil seeping through a bad seal inside the turbo :(

got an extra turbine while mine gets fixed. Anyone here that has a stock turbine and has bore it to a bigger diameter?
Bore it out for a larger compressor no, but you can buy one with a larger turbo. JMTC has turbochargers that are 7mm larger and can come ported.
 
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