This is my second rebuiltTurbonetics turbo since getting my kit 11 months ago and third turbo in all. This 3rd turbo was rebuilt by Turbonetics and has been on the car for 800 mi. 540 of which were driving on the highway from Atlanta to Florida. The first turbo blew a seal and was smoking really badly. The second rebuilt turbo was smoking moderately from the time it was installed. This third rebuild turbo is smoking as well. The smoke from the exhaust is pretty thick when coming off WOT. I don't understand this problem. Is it an oil pressure problem? Is the Turbo getting too much oil pressure?

I thought the drain line could be the problem. The drain line was originally installed into an AAM oil pan spacer for the first and second turbo. For the third I decided to return it to the upper oil pan as per Turbonetics instructions. There has been no improvment from moving the turbo oil return to the upper oil pan.

Any ideas?HELP !!!!!

JET

 

Man Jet, I know you were enjoying the car when this happened. Sorry i have now ideas to help you but good luck.

 

Geebus, boy do I feel lucky that I haven't had that issue. Maybe this time around Reggie can get you a different turbo and not rebuilding yours again... Since it keeps happening.

Man that is weird. Also just to ask, what oil are you using? And is your car having some time to cool before you turn her off?

Even with light driving I still let her run a couple of min. before shutting her off.

-Jonathan-

 

if the turbo seals were bad, the car would smoke all the time, not just after off WOT.....................

 

Give Reggie a call on Monday. You got PM.

 

makes me wanna bring my t60 to a local turbo shop and have them inspect the seal after reading this.......curious, is this an off the shelf seal or can it only be obtained through TN? thanks.

 

I recntly started get some periodic smoking too. Sometimes at a stoplight, I can smell burning oil.

The morning I was getting ready to leave Sharif's place, the G was smaoking like crazy. then it went away. WTF???

 

Sharif's? I was just going to ask you to go out. I guess lunch is out of the question! What are you doing there?

JET

 

If the seals were good the car wouldn't smoke at all.... back at yah.

JET

 

JET I smell GTK????

This is your Z's way of saying I want more power

 

go garrett and you wont have the problem lol.

 

what color is the smoke (white or black) bc it could be a blown gasket or maybe just due to the cold weather (able to see the smoke clearly now)?

 

Oh yeah..... definetly going with a GTK. After Rob I will probably have the second one.
JET

 

JET isn't it Kryptonite not a C??

I hope the GTK is gonna be a direct drop in for the T-60

 

It's white smoke and is definetly burning oil. I have a rebuilt motor with weak 456whp and HKS head gaskets, milled heads, and L19 head studs built by GTM with 800 mi on it 500 of which was highway driving. Not to mention this was happening as soon as I drove it out of Forged Performance after the install. In addition this has been happenign the whole time I have owned the TN kit. It happens after comming off WOT. That's definetly indicitive of an oil seal issue.

JET

 

Good God..... maybe it is a K !!! I'm so embarrased!

Change Made!!!

JET

 

do you have a catch can? My Z was smoking after a WOT run, we narrowed it down to the catch can hosing and figured they were collapsing under the vacuum when letting the engine slow the car down after a WOT run. We switched to racing hosing and problem solved. Just figure'd I'd mention incase you do have a catch can with shady hosing.

 

I had some smoke coming out next to my driver side headlight when getting into boost. It was because i had a leak where the wastegate was originally suppose to go. I have my wastegate relocated. I dont know if that might be it

 

Larry and Andrew if you guys call Ed tomorrow morning he should be to get this taken care of you. Andrew you have PM too.

 

I am in Vero. I was referring to when I was there 2 weeks ago.