hey i jus installed my turbo my civic. everything is conected and tight. i havent drove car cause it started smoking right when i start it up no matter if the car is cold or not. im running open dp. and i can see little to med oil drip coming from the dp. im thinking it could be my turbo seal but not sure. it dosent over heat, theres no coolant leak or coolant mixing with the oil, and no oil in the charge pipe or in the intercooler. could the smoke be coming from the burn oil leaking from the turbo seal to the dp? if the seal is the problem should i rebuild it or jus gt a new one. if thats not the problem. what could it be?

 

i bet the seals are blown since oil is dripping out of the exhaust, is there oil in the charge pipes as well?

 

there is no oil in the charge pipe or anything its jus coming out the dp. the oil return is high as possible. if its the seal, should i jus rebuild it or get a new turbo?

 

the oil return should be as low as possible...

 

what u mean? like on the bottom of the oil pan or at the top of the pan. i have my at the top of the oil pan.

 

check to see your oil return isnt kinked.

also what size feed line are you running?

 

i believe its a -3an not too sure , but i kno it fits a 1/8 sizes bolt. and my return is goes straight down from the turbo and then its like a 75 or so degree into the oil pan. could that be the problem? cause the turbo drain is not directly beneath the oil pan.

 

i thought you had the return on the turbo side as high as possible i was like wtf, but that should be fine...

 

Mine was smoking like hell for a long time, until I got a bigger and shorter drain line. It HAS to be at least 10an, and as short and straight as possible, as high up on the oil pan as possible, or at least higher that the oil level in the pan.