That vid is smoke.
No question.
As a rule, white smoke = oil, black smoke = fuel
I saw smoke...
Started by TSG, May 28 2011 02:55 AM
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Posted 28 May 2011 - 09:52 PM
That vid is smoke.
No question.
As a rule, white smoke = oil, black smoke = fuel
If I told you I was a compulsive liar, would you believe me?
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Posted 28 May 2011 - 11:51 PM
TMIC act like oil catch cans.
There will be a little blow by/oil in there.
I noticed when I had a TMIC, the oil smoke got worse when the car was parked on an uphill = oil seeping into the back of the intercooler, and into the intake manifold via gravity, and gave off a few extra puffs of white smoke.
Nothing to worry yourself about.
If you're planning to push the car harder, or go FMIC, a proper oil catch can will be the go.
There will be a little blow by/oil in there.
I noticed when I had a TMIC, the oil smoke got worse when the car was parked on an uphill = oil seeping into the back of the intercooler, and into the intake manifold via gravity, and gave off a few extra puffs of white smoke.
Nothing to worry yourself about.
If you're planning to push the car harder, or go FMIC, a proper oil catch can will be the go.
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Posted 02 June 2011 - 09:09 PM
Just cause no one touched on it, that oil should be more than sufficient 
Good quality 5w30 fully syn will be fine all year round unless you are tracking it or having long spirited drives in the middle of summer (which it should pretty well be fine then still)
Good quality 5w30 fully syn will be fine all year round unless you are tracking it or having long spirited drives in the middle of summer (which it should pretty well be fine then still)
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Posted 03 June 2011 - 12:12 AM
Is it doesnt do it when the car is fully warmed up, then its just condensation. Also I believe that the catalytic converter takes a few minutes until its at the required operating temperature before they start to be most effective.
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 07:53 PM
Just thought I should bump this to say that it never returned, and that it was probably just me being paraniod 
although I have started warming it up and cooling it down for a short while when I drive it 'hard'. It seems to start better when I treat it nice like that.
although I have started warming it up and cooling it down for a short while when I drive it 'hard'. It seems to start better when I treat it nice like that.
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Posted 29 July 2011 - 11:39 PM
Yep..
My B4 had a bad case of it, and supposedly very common on Subaru's, that the seals leak oil through if you don't cool the turbo down properly, which then leaves a few oil drops in the dump pipe.. = The Smoke.
That was definitely oil smoke, and not over-fuelling.
My B4 had a bad case of it, and supposedly very common on Subaru's, that the seals leak oil through if you don't cool the turbo down properly, which then leaves a few oil drops in the dump pipe.. = The Smoke.
That was definitely oil smoke, and not over-fuelling.
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