So i know that the turbo oil seals are dead as the past year it has slowly started blowing more smoke since rebuilding the turbo its now at the point where is blows a lot of smoke after boosting . The past week the cabin has been filling with smoke so i though exhaust leak.. and running a bit rough, kind of sounds like a subaru at low revs but sounds normal inthe higher rpms which i thought was the spark plugs fouling up" Today i top the oil up as it was a bit low. Once there is decent oil pressure the car smokes more (has been doing this for the past 6 months) so i take it for a quick spin (10psi), smoke is pouring from the exhaust and engine bay. Smoke was comming out of this on top of rocker cover and also my dipstick had shot out and engine bay covered in oil (not to sure if i actually put the dipstick back in properly before taking it for a drive) Is this blow by? is my motor ****ed or is this a blown turbo issue?? Also car runs fine while boosting, no noticable loss in power Im currently waiting for car to cool down so i can inspect the spark plugs Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

pcv may be blocked, but i think id be finding a new block and fixing the turbski

i think a compression test is also needed

that thing on rocker cover is also vented to atmosphere (i dont know where it goes on a n/a plenum)

well that def shouldnt be vented to atmo at least have it going to a catch can

Took dip stick out, revving engine blue smoke puffing out of rocker cover and dipstick. This is blow by yeh? or the turbo is some how pushing smoke through motor is that possible?

Nothing wrong with turbo. Piston ring/s destroyed.

Yeppp i figured, currently stripping the good bits off it and its for sale. $1000

Quote: Originally Posted by Nukz [View Post] Nothing wrong with turbo. Piston ring/s destroyed. well being N/A i wouldn't rule out this being a head gasket, if you break the gasket from the chamber to the oil gallery it will pressurise and burn oil very easily best bet as said above compression test it and get back to us with the results

Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] well being N/A i wouldn't rule out this being a head gasket, if you break the gasket from the chamber to the oil gallery it will pressurise and burn oil very easily best bet as said above compression test it and get back to us with the results Its rb30et , steel head gasket. Originally n/a. I will try do a comp test only problem is i dont have a car to get to super cheap auto fml.

Quote: Originally Posted by vltrb-0 [View Post] well being N/A i wouldn't rule out this being a head gasket, if you break the gasket from the chamber to the oil gallery it will pressurise and burn oil very easily best bet as said above compression test it and get back to us with the results But it wouldn't pressurise the crankcase enough to blow out a dipstick. PS: never have a vl turbo as your one and only car lol

Quote: Originally Posted by Nukz [View Post] But it wouldn't pressurise the crankcase enough to blow out a dipstick. PS: never have a vl turbo as your one and only car lol haha thats the best advice i have heard in a long time.

ring lands fail caused by detonation, ive been through 3 pistons in one N/A motor, quick hone, slap another second hand N/A piston in with some decent rings and away at 15psi ya go lol Ive had many a dipstick blow out lol

Quote: Originally Posted by vanstrien [View Post] ring lands fail caused by detonation, ive been through 3 pistons in one N/A motor, quick hone, slap another second hand N/A piston in with some decent rings and away at 15psi ya go lol Ive had many a dipstick blow out lol picking up a s2 rb30 motor tomorrow. Was only running 6psi the first 1.5 years and 10psi the last 6 months i couldnt hear any knocking but will have it on the dyno once its running again too make sure its not leaning out

All engines have some blowby. Does it blow the dipsitck out? as said before, compression test first.

Quote: Originally Posted by mulkers [View Post] All engines have some blowby. Does it blow the dipsitck out? as said before, compression test first. Yeh pretty sure it blew it out, why would smoke pour out the dipstick and rocker cover if it wasnt blow by? ---------- Post added 21-11-11 at 21:27 ---------- Going to sus the pcv out tomorrow morning and do a comp test before pciking the new motor up ---------- Post added 21-11-11 at 21:41 ---------- Just tried blowing into the hose what goes to pvc. I can blow in but cant suck in. So thats the pvc ruled out yeh?

Quote: Originally Posted by Nukz [View Post] But it wouldn't pressurise the crankcase enough to blow out a dipstick. PS: never have a vl turbo as your one and only car lol would easily pressurise the crank case enough if he compression tests it and 3 or 4 are low i'd say ring lands

Will comp test it tomorrow. What should be good readings? Also how if the comp test gives me low reading how do i know if its head gasket or rings?

Mate id say rings for sure and as for comp test as long as all cylinders test ruff the same because different cams will change comp readings all i care about as long as they all comp up same and over 120psi but i reakon a few of yours will be screwed

picked up me new donk today Some original photos have not been recovered yet.