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Old 09-23-2010, 06:12 PM
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Default stock turbo gsr smokes - guides, seals or rings?

over the winter i am going to rebuild whatever is wrong with it but i was wondering if their is anything i can do to pinpoint why it is burning oil. i dont want to have to pull the motor to find out its just the head thats bad.

its a stock turbo gsr. the motor is very strong and feels great. i made 290 WHP on 9psi. the problem is that it smokes a lot. when i drive normal it does not smoke. in higher Rpms (5000 to redline) the car smokes a lot. its very noticeable. when i am in neutral and i rev it to higher rpms it smokes. also, when i let the car sit for about 2.5 weeks and i started it it smokes a little.

compression is 175 across on a cold motor(my gauge is not accurate). when i added oil to the cylinders the numbers didnt move more than 3psi. but this only tells me that the compression rings are good. is their a way to test the oil rings?

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Default Re: stock turbo gsr smokes - guides, seals or rings?

The compression results seem to fit best with bad valve stem seals.
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My turbo smoked at the higher rpm's and not the lower. Maybe try a restrictor on the feed.
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I placed a copy of this thread in the Forced Induction section to see whether you get additional feedback there.
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thanks for doing that for me!!! and the turbo does have a restrictor on it. im pretty sure it is not the turbo. it is in great shape and the car burns oil. i converted it back to n/a just to see what happens and it did the same thing.
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