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Old 08-04-2012, 03:27 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by RETed View Post
Okay, let's assume it's the turbo (turbine piston ring) that's bad...

Try and do a high idle test?
Shift trans into neutral...
Rev up to 4kRPM's for at least 10 seconds.
Do you see smoke out the exhaust?
Do you see a LOT of smoke out the exhaust or a little?

Does it smoke more when you go into boost?


-Ted


alright ill do that when i get home

and actually yeah now that i think about it one of my friends told me after i left from a light (boosting) there was a lot of smoke, and i just put almost a quart of oil on 2 days ago and now its basically all gone ( the quart)

thank you, will update when i do the test
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