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03-21-2009, 03:08 PM

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03-21-2009, 05:03 PM

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new videos to follow shortly. Im voting blown turbo. I advised to idle the car open manifold, eliminating the turbo, and see if smoke comes directly out of the engine...

Reving Before Drive:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3RX65zenJs

Following:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXsiqJ0nLGk

Reving after we got back:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogse-9HbqIM

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03-21-2009, 06:08 PM

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03-21-2009, 06:34 PM

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ur gonna get banned..newayz DONT JUST STARE AT IT....EAT IT!

BTW WELL CALL U SABRINA!

03-21-2009, 07:41 PM

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03-21-2009, 11:04 PM

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Broken rings due to fuel/spark management problem. Put a compression tester on it and see.

03-22-2009, 01:11 PM

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This reminds me of the thread I had when my car did the same thing..
I'm guessing shot rings.
Check the compression/leakdown test

03-22-2009, 07:27 PM

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I like how you failed to mention that you blew the head gasket when you first swapped the head on.

I vote for fucked rings

03-22-2009, 08:29 PM

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Quote:

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I like how you failed to mention that you blew the head gasket when you first swapped the head on.

I vote for fucked rings

The head gasket wasn't blown when we swapped the head.

03-23-2009, 03:01 AM

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Holy ****, that thing idles like an F1 car

03-23-2009, 06:40 PM

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Quote:

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The head gasket wasn't blown when we swapped the head.

Sorry, misinformation from You/Andrew to Mike to me.

03-23-2009, 07:56 PM

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its whatever the car still never wants to run...lol

03-24-2009, 03:17 AM

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03-24-2009, 03:48 AM

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Ok...?
A compression or leakdown test would give you the answer but this works too I guess. Suppose the next owner will just have to find out on their own.

03-24-2009, 08:50 PM

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The day before the car started to smoke, a compression test was performed. The cylinders read 190 across the board. The car was driven normally(no smoke was present) then parked overnight. Upon start up the next day the car smoked severely at idle. Another compression test will be done this weekend, but if it is in fact the piston rings how could this have occurred. The tune on the car was conservative and there was no detonation present while driving.

03-24-2009, 09:38 PM

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How is your crankcase breather connected, and to what is it connected?

And what does your pre-turbo (MAF, air filter) setup look like?

I feel like I'm in an unfamiliar dark room trying to find the door.

03-25-2009, 01:40 AM

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i feel like a ***** raped my a *****....how can rings blow on startup?

03-25-2009, 09:07 PM

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idk my bff jill?

Underhood pics if not answers to questions?

Is there oil in front of the throttle body?

03-25-2009, 10:32 PM

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ill post some pics this weekend....there wasn't any oil in the TB, but there was some on the hot side . the pcv is blocked off on the intake manifold, open on the intake side and exhaust side....if that makes sense.