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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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I have a airesearch m10 on a 94. Since last week it started pouring out white smoke and oil straight to the ground out of the exhaust. I rebuilt the turbo and it is still doing it. I am definitely confused and don't know where to look.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 04:38 AM
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Check your oil lines, is the return oil line pointing down? its gravity feed.
I had this same problem when i installed my dsm 16g turbo. different turbo but all turbos are mounted the same way. I would shoot out white smoke and oil and wondered wtf i did wrong cuz, i had everything hooked up right i just didnt have the turbo clocked right my oil return line was horizontal instead of vertical but pointing down.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Maybe its not the turbo that was the problem. Could be a blown head gasket.
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 10:12 AM
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Old Apr 7, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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My turbo is clocked with the drain down. The more I thought about it the more I thought could it be rings?
Thanks guys
Old Apr 7, 2009 | 07:18 PM
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Check your seals. Sometimes turbo clocked the wrong way will damage them, sending oil down your intercooler pipe and so on.
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