Car Still Smoking :(

Mr.jake · Postby **Mr.jake** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:14

No had no time. Things have been a little crazy since I have got back. Havent had much time to do anything really. I will try to get it down there with in the next week or two.

SpeedRacer · Postby **SpeedRacer** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:14

Spatty if you ever want to drop yer car off at sil ter har in the mornin I can take you to work if need be and drive ya back when yer cars done.

Mr.jake · Postby **Mr.jake** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:14

sweet thanks. I should give them a call to and see what they would say with the mods on my car.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:14

If the smoke is white it is most likely coolant/water. Oil has a blue tint. I would say it is the seal and not the turbo itself.

Mr.jake · Postby **Mr.jake** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

Talked with mark at turboxs about this. He said he cant say for sure with out seeing it, but he thinks it is just the fact that there are no more cats. Said it doesnt sound like a seal problem or a turbo. But like I said he cant say for sure with out seeing it him self.

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

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I have a race pipe and no smoke at all.[/b]

When I was following you down Wadsworth last week, there was a puff of black smoke when you launched from the stop lights. But that's probably fairly normal for accelerating that hard.

Mr.jake · Postby **Mr.jake** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

Yea these cars run rich. Especially with the Blow of valve. But at idol it is a whitish smoke.

bobopud · Postby **bobopud** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

Why do you guys have to destroy my little dream world where nothing will ever be wrong with my car?

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

RX-7 is correct. White = water. Blue = oil.

What parts did you pull out? Maybe you're sucking in some coolant, or burning off some condensation that usually drips out the tail pipe.

I've seen this to be a normal condition on modified Saabs (adding 3-inch downpipe + race cats). The white smoke is usually more noticeable for the first couple of minutes of driving, or on cooler humid days. If it is all the time, it turns out to be a head, or head gasket problem. Maybe the head needs to be re-torqued.

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:14

Can you check for oil/moisture in your intercooler? That's where I'd start.

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:14

Any news?

Mr.jake · Postby **Mr.jake** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:14

Not yet I am going to have it looked at by the dealer ship soon. I will let eveyone know

coloskydiver · Postby **coloskydiver** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:14

My car is doing the same thing, smoking at idle. I have a CP-E DP, CAI, BOV & new TMIC. After doing plenty of looking on line, it seems that there are ton of people out there that are having this problem. What I have read and after talking with Jordan @ CP-E, it is a design flaw in the seal of the turbo. The seals require preasure to keep the seal and when the car is at idle there is not enough preasure to hold them. I have read that there are people that are having this issue with stock Speeds @ only 7K miles, but the addition of a down pipe or cat back tends to make the problem worse. I know I just said what every body else did, but had to through in my 2 cents.

Has anyone brough their car in to a dealer and got it fixed? Did the dealer have any problems with the mods? Please let me know.

Rich · Postby **Rich** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:14

Jake, you might consider getting a high-flow cat to replace your race pipe if it turns out your turbo is fine.

Coloskydiver, it's good to see you are on here now. I was the a-hole that was stalking you on Hampden Ave. about 2-3 months ago, trying to get your attention

SpeedRacer · Postby **SpeedRacer** » Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:14

Go put your nose to the pipe then :P

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