APS TT Smoking, Oil Restrictors?
06-01-2007, 10:35 PM
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APS TT Smoking, Oil Restrictors?
Well guys, this is the only bug i need to work out on my APS TT setup. It smokes like crazy. I read a thread about people replacing the stock oil restrictors with smaller ones. Is this the fix? Boulder Nissan has checked the oil return lines for kinks and have trimmed them to size. What else can we do? Is the oil restrictors the only fix for my smoking problem?
It smokes heavy on decel. Light smoke all the time tho...
Also, i had boulder put in exactly 5.5 quarts, is that still to much oil?
It smokes heavy on decel. Light smoke all the time tho...
Also, i had boulder put in exactly 5.5 quarts, is that still to much oil?
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06-01-2007, 11:28 PM
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I had the same problem. I had my lines trimmed and even placed just 5 quarts of oil and it still smoked. I later discovered it was a bad passenger side turbo. I dont know if you have true dual exhaust or not but in my case 1 side of the exhaust was the smoker. good luck.
06-02-2007, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by sbcbaseball
I had the same problem. I had my lines trimmed and even placed just 5 quarts of oil and it still smoked. I later discovered it was a bad passenger side turbo. I dont know if you have true dual exhaust or not but in my case 1 side of the exhaust was the smoker. good luck.
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06-02-2007, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Abishop
Well guys, this is the only bug i need to work out on my APS TT setup. It smokes like crazy. I read a thread about people replacing the stock oil restrictors with smaller ones. Is this the fix? Boulder Nissan has checked the oil return lines for kinks and have trimmed them to size. What else can we do? Is the oil restrictors the only fix for my smoking problem?
It smokes heavy on decel. Light smoke all the time tho...
Also, i had boulder put in exactly 5.5 quarts, is that still to much oil?
It smokes heavy on decel. Light smoke all the time tho...
Also, i had boulder put in exactly 5.5 quarts, is that still to much oil?
smoking under acceleration?
under decel?
white smoke?
Blue/black smoke?
As SBC stated, run it where you can distinguish between each side.
Most likely it is a turbo and it will have to be pulled and be replaced/rebuilt
06-02-2007, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Zivman
the oil restrictors is not what you want to do.
smoking under acceleration?
under decel?
white smoke?
Blue/black smoke?
As SBC stated, run it where you can distinguish between each side.
Most likely it is a turbo and it will have to be pulled and be replaced/rebuilt
smoking under acceleration?
under decel?
white smoke?
Blue/black smoke?
As SBC stated, run it where you can distinguish between each side.
Most likely it is a turbo and it will have to be pulled and be replaced/rebuilt
Its white smoke. At start up it doesn't smoke. But at decel it really smokes. Im going to try to put 5 quarts in and see if it stops smoking. I think at 5.5 i still have too much oil...
06-02-2007, 01:53 PM
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I hope its not your turbo because its a pain in the **** to send it to aps. Not only did i have a about a month of down time, I also had to pay to uninstall and reinstall the turbo.
06-02-2007, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sbcbaseball
I hope its not your turbo because its a pain in the **** to send it to aps. Not only did i have a about a month of down time, I also had to pay to uninstall and reinstall the turbo.
06-02-2007, 08:23 PM
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Ok guys. i put in exactly 5 quarts. Still smoking under decel. It wont smoke under acceleration. It will smoke for awhile at idle then go away as it sits and idles. I have really no idea what is going on. How do you know if you have a bad turbo(s)?????? Please Help Me!!!! Smoke is mostly white with a hint of blue.....
Also, around how much is a turbo rebuild under APS Warranty really going to cost me??
Also, around how much is a turbo rebuild under APS Warranty really going to cost me??
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06-02-2007, 09:12 PM
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Wouldn't smoking under acceleration signify a bad turbo?
Sounds more like a return line issue
Did your motor consume oil before the TT install?
What are your other supporting mods?
Sounds more like a return line issue
Did your motor consume oil before the TT install?
What are your other supporting mods?