Ant1
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Grey smoke
Sometimes when I stop at traffic lights or anywhere heaps of dark grey smoke comes from my exhaust, then when I drive off it will blow a little bit of light grey smoke for a few seconds and then stop. It doesn't have an oil leak but it has used 2.5 litres of oil in the last 2500 kms. I filled it up today, and that's when I have noticed the smoke again. Anyone got any ideas? Blown head gasket? It's a gen 2 3SGTE.
post edited by Ant1 - 2012/12/02 15:23:32
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/02 17:41:11
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Could be valve stem seals, or turbo oil seal. Do you have oil in the turbo intake or any in the intercooler pipies?
Do you get smoke on start up?
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/02 17:56:20
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No smoke on start up. I did once see a drop of oil below the turbo. Intercooler and intake piping is a bit greasy, but nothing bad though. It doesn't happen very often though (unless i don't notice) so I don't know what sets it off.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/02 22:39:03
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Did u check the inside of the piping?
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/02 23:31:31
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 00:26:04
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Okay, now I just put my hand underneath the turbo and there is a fair bit of oil there.. More then the drop which I seen, so it must be a problem that has just gotten worse.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 00:57:07
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Could it be because I'm using this now and it's too small - http://m.youtube.com/#/wa...atch%3Fv%3DXYEfiT9q814Although I did see oil at the bottom of the turbo before I installed it, just not as much. Had a Saas pod before. Oh and sorry for the video, only thing that I found that shows it properly lol.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 09:21:30
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2.5l in 2500 kms is a ****load! something isn't right... I'd put my money on your rings being dead
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 10:50:48
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It drives good though, and doesn't blow smoke at high revs. There is a lot of oil below the turbo, but 1ml of per 10km is heaps.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 11:49:17
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My partners car had dead rings and it blew heaps in low Rpms but none at hi revs once replaced yet were good
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 11:52:42
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Did it drive good though?
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 11:55:30
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If you call good
Using a litre of oil every week
Was only a Na civic but still drive pretty hard.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 11:56:49
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Chuck some ring sealer in there or something see if that helps
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 12:05:17
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a Magna can drive 'good' but doesn't mean there isn't lots of smoke coming from it either.
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Re:Grey smoke
2012/12/03 12:26:40
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The thing is though it hardly does it, I only realised because my girlfriend noticed it, and that's twice.
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