I have a 2000 civic with a b18 swap on boost. Set up is a turbonetics t3/t4.. Im still producing boost like normal but i blow smoke out of my exhaust and i have a little side to side play but no up and down and the turbine wheel spins and doesn't hit the housing.. There shouldn't be any play or smoke at all but i still am making boost im lost..

 

What color smoke? Are the seals blown on the turbo? Are you running a restrictor?

 

its white smoke... i have a 3" pipe all the way back catless so im not sure if thats part of it.. Im pretty sure the seals arent but then again im not sure.. Restrictor im not sure bought it boosted

 

If your seals arnt leaking on the turbo

then sounds like you got blow by or a bad valve seal

 

everyone with an ebay turbo who runs a restrictor says theirs lasts a decent amount of time. I assume you should run one too

 

How do i check the seals? and whats blow by? But what about the little bit of shaft play?

 

Mines not an ebay turbo

 

Possibly you are getting headlift. Do you know if ARPs are installed?

 

supposedly they are i haven't pulled the valve cover yet lol

 

How much boost you running on what mods

 

It's tuned on 15 but I never hit it most I hit is 7 untill I get better clamps. Built and sleeved bottom end stock head

 

any ideas? dosent seem to smoke really that much maybe a retune?

 

The only smoke a retune fixes is black smoke. (running too rich).

Look at your coldside IC pipes right after the turbo, if they have oil in them that's your problem. If they don't, compression and leakdown test.