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Old 11-29-2003, 08:39 PM
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i just had turbo for like 2 weeks more or less. turbo is already broken in about 1000 miles and clutch is broken in 500 miles.

i was driving it hard. in 3rd gear around 5k (its a t3/t4 on a d16y8) and out of no where white smoke!!! temp. was ok level. checked coolant, ok...when people say milky, what do they mean by that? like green, but really kind of opque color? mines is green, but no so milky. it doesnt look like oil mixed with it at all. i drove it home w/o any problems at all. its been like 4 days since it happen. so should i be worried??

it has only smoked up that 1 time, but i want to make sure b4 i go tuning. oh yeah, i turned the boost down to like 2lbs now, im scurd shitless. i didnt do a compression test yet.

problems with car:

missing link is fwaked (get check light when it senses boost)
Old 11-29-2003, 08:41 PM
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Usually white smoke is a blown head gasket. Definatly do a compression test and leak down if you can and they will tell ya whats up
Old 11-30-2003, 08:19 AM
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Smoke from the exhaust? Or smoke from the breather valve?
Old 11-30-2003, 10:29 AM
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do u have an exhaust leak or are u running open downpipe?
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check not just the collant but chack the oil and see if there is water in there

when they say milky that is what i am trying to get too

it wont really look like oil that at all

but do a comp test and a leak down like said above

and you said also that the white smoke was in the engine bay any sigh or where it would of came from?

and just wondering how did you get the boost down to 2 psi?
Old 11-30-2003, 12:33 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bottlefedb18c1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> and just wondering how did you get the boost down to 2 psi?</TD></TR></TABLE>

probably a 2lb spring
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ok, i dont think its a head gasket. i think it was really nothing.

no smoke from exhaust. it was under the hood. when i opened the hood, i didnt see wheree it came from b/c by the time i pulled over, it was all gone.

i checked the oil and it doesn't look like there is any water in it.

i am not running an open exhaust, nor are there an leaky exhaust spots.

finally, i got it down by setting the wg spring down to that much. sounds right...right?
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are you running breather filter and is there smoke from breather valve, or maybe smoke from exhaust during startup.. get compression test done..
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maybe something was spilt under the hood?

amd yes check by the breather filter also
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i am not running a breather filter. i have an oil catch can connecting from it.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vtec.dc2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">...or maybe smoke from exhaust during startup...</TD></TR></TABLE>

the car was running

anyone?
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