94ta_lt1

well i have a del sol 1.5 turboed to 6lbs. My car has been driving fine and all and yesterday i drove home 3 hrs and it ran perfect and all and didn't smoke at all. Today it was 8 degrees outside on my way to school(15 min trip) and i drovve my car under 3k rpm the entire time so that it would not be boosting at all. But i noticed when i was driving, there was a massive amount of smoke following me...is it just because it was so cold or is there possibly something wrong? Like i said it didn't do this yesterday at all but it was also 35 degrees when i was driving yesterday. thanks

Burke

yes it just steam. its normal as long as it was white. if its blue, then you got problems.
do you have a cat, what size exhuast??

94ta_lt1

no cat...2" exhaust i think....so even though it was a massive amount of smoke...i am still ok? it was def. white..like a huge cloud following me lol..is that b/c of the no cat and having the turbo? i also have no muffler

Burke

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mine does the same exact thing. i have no cat and 3in.
at a light i can see the steam come past my passenger door. i get quite a bit of steam. if this is the first you are seeing it, and a compression check is still good, i feel you are fine

94ta_lt1

yeah i've never seen it before and i guess i wll need to check the compression...i just wanted to make sure my car wasn't going to blow up or something b/c it was sooo much smoke/stream...does it go away after a while?

careawholelot

yes do a compression test, my **** started smoking like a ************ just like yours i did a comp test and found my problem.

94ta_lt1

what was your problem? head gasket?

jDMJeRk

think of how hot the exhaust gases are. if its 8 degrees out side I garentee your going to see some "steam" it probably wasnt smoke...

94ta_lt1

OK, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW? I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS AMOUNT OF STEAM COMING OUT OF ANOTHER CAR LOL.

94ta_lt1

sorry about the caps lock

jDMJeRk

you can always edit your post
100+degree exhaust gases in 8 degree weather, your damn right your going to see alot of steam

Do you know if it was steam or smoke?

94ta_lt1

it was white and not blue so i assume it was steam..and it didn't do it on the 3 hr drive yesterday when it was warm..what do you think?

kevino002

steam.. but you should be able to tell the diffrence from steam and smoke. but I would check the oil return line if it is that much smoke, that is if it is smoke...

booja

if it dissappears into the air its steam.... if it lingers around and you can see it way back in the mirror as you're driving then it might be smoke

kevino002

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by booja &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if it dissappears into the air its steam.... if it lingers around and you can see it way back in the mirror as you're driving then it might be smoke</TD></TR></TABLE>

that is what I was thinking...good point

94ta_lt1

oh yeah..i could def. see it making like a screen lol....maybe its smoke then...what would i check the oil return line for?

thanks everyone

kevino002

if the oil line gets clogged or kinked oil would get into the DP, I had that happen once and man did it smoke... I mean its just a suggestion, something you might want to check.

94ta_lt1

oh, i have a hard line off an eclipse

Sohc Driver

I would have to say its just steam. I can't justify a motor blowing a headgasket if your water temps are normal and you weren't boosting. Check your radiator and resevoir for coolant/oil mix, and your water temp guage when your driving. Does it go any higher than normal? And if you are really concerned, just do a compression check, it'll definitely tell you if something is really wrong. But if your temperature guage reads normal, there is no oil/coolant mix, and the compression comes back good, you were just paranoid.

Khoi

94ta_lt1

i drove it again and it didn't really smoke but i looked at the exhaust pipe and it kind pf looks like a light coat of oil in the pipe. What would be wrong if oil was getting in the exhaust? Rings?

Sohc Driver

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94ta_lt1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i drove it again and it didn't really smoke but i looked at the exhaust pipe and it kind pf looks like a light coat of oil in the pipe. What would be wrong if oil was getting in the exhaust? Rings?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It could be the piston rings. Only way to find out is to check the compression in each cylinder. Another thing other than the rings that would cause you to have oil in your exhaust would be a blown turbo seal.

Khoi

94ta_lt1

ok, i mainly just need to check the compression then

kevino002

thats a good place to start, then I would check the seals on the turbo.