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Old 10-12-2011, 05:56 PM
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Default White smoke (coolant issue??)

Okay so I'm driving a 1990 integra boosted with a b18a1 running 6psi.

i notice that when I'm under full boost and the car hits around 5500rpm i puff white smoke out the exhaust. White smoke i know is coolant so i was thinking possibly turbo seals are gone? ( I plan on swapping the turbo out for another setup over the winter so thats not a concern for me ) Although i did notice on long drives that the car would start to overheat when driving at 130-140 km/h, could this be an issue with the white smoke?

If anyone could help me out that would be great, thanks!
Old 10-12-2011, 06:29 PM
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white smoke can also be oil, when looking out the mirror.... could be a ton of diffrent stuff... Seals on a turbo would make it smoke more then just at a certain rpm

Could be
Valve seals
oil rings
Old 10-13-2011, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Hidenplanvew
white smoke can also be oil, when looking out the mirror.... could be a ton of diffrent stuff... Seals on a turbo would make it smoke more then just at a certain rpm

Could be
Valve seals
oil rings
So your saying valve seals or oil rings??

anybody else have anything??

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do a compression test followed by a leak down what color are your plugs keep to the basics check the turbo for play
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