Hi, I have a 96 Integra GSR Turbo, built bottom end, stock head, T3/T04e turbo, AEM engine management, bunch of other goodies. As of a few weeks ago, I'm getting this random smoke coming out the exhaust pipe, it's white in color, but doesn't have a coolant smell to it and I'm not losing any coolant. The smoke when it does happen, only happens at idle and it's pretty random. I did a compression test and it came out normal, no big differences between cylinders. The other thing I noticed is that when I do a hard run with full boost and let off the gas, I can smell oil burning, but then it goes away, think that might have something do do with my pcv valve sucking too much oil or something. I really need help with the smoke problem, it's getting pretty embarassing sitting in traffic and smoke billowing out my tailpipe. Thanks in advance for any help. Also, the only thing i really changed in the past few weeks is gutting my high flow catco cat and added cam gears. (was smoking before camgears and gutting cat)


Modified by mstolars at 5:54 PM 10/1/2005

 

are u running an oil restrictor on the turbo? if not, theres too much oil pressure going to the turbo and it like leaks through the seals or some sh*t like that. same thing happened to my cousin and all he did was get a restrictor and it didnt happen again

 

geez, how much smoke is there

 

It's a lot of smoke when it does happen, and no I don't have an oil restrictor, but it doesn't smell like oil burning. I'll probably order one soon just to give it a try.

Just ordered one from ATPturbo, might as well give it a shot, freaking ripoff at 14 bux plus 10 bux for shipping, wonder if they are gonna use rocks instead of packing peanuts


Modified by mstolars at 6:45 PM 10/1/2005

 

Are you using synthetic oil? I've seen Mobil1 produce white smoke.

Since you have it more at idle, what's your PCV setup?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rhettster &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are you using synthetic oil? I've seen Mobil1 produce white smoke.

Since you have it more at idle, what's your PCV setup?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Nope, not synthetic, I'm using Castrol GTX 10W-40. My PCV system is the stock setup, no catchcan, I pulled out the PCV valve and it still rattles, but I guess it could be leaking anyways. I was planning on getting the Z10 catchcan setup as soon as they get back to me on pricing and some questions I had.

 

Check your oil return line, if it is kinked, clogged or just not a good straight angle it causes this. My old Drag 3 set up due to s loping down from the pan return used to do this

 

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Nope, not synthetic, I'm using Castrol GTX 10W-40. My PCV system is the stock setup, no catchcan, I pulled out the PCV valve and it still rattles, but I guess it could be leaking anyways. I was planning on getting the Z10 catchcan setup as soon as they get back to me on pricing and some questions I had.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmm. Don't know how much more I got. The reason I asked about the PCV valve is that it'll be closed when you're under boost. Then when you get back to vacuum, you may have quite a bit of pressure built up so that it blasts all those vapors into your IM all at once.