Turbo chimney smoking :/
Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:27 pm
Ah, crap. Finally got the front end of my car all nice and sealed up and cleaned and dried (timing belt / cam / crank seals / water pump / oil pump / valve cover gaskets), and this morning I notice smoke rising from what appears to be my turbo chimney area. I rebuilt my VC32/VF11 hybrid turbo as I created the hybrid with an appropriate IHI rebuild kit, and I suppose that was a good 60,000 km and 8 years ago.
I guess I'll be disassembling things to get under the chimney this weekend and see if I can figure out where oil may be leaking.
I still probably have to get behind the engine and replace the rear main seal and plastic oil blockoff plate.... but I'm curious, would oil leaks from that area possibly be able to smoke up through the turbo chimney or is that typically a pretty clear indication that the turbo has blown a seal or something...?
I guess I'll be disassembling things to get under the chimney this weekend and see if I can figure out where oil may be leaking.
I still probably have to get behind the engine and replace the rear main seal and plastic oil blockoff plate.... but I'm curious, would oil leaks from that area possibly be able to smoke up through the turbo chimney or is that typically a pretty clear indication that the turbo has blown a seal or something...?