APS TT Smoke under WOT
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Why don't you try Turbonetics in the valley 818 area in SOCAL. I forgot their number. Here is another
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Also have someone drive behind you or have someone drive your car and you follow them to be sure what color the smoke it is. If it's slight blackness then it's no biggie just some fuel if it's white it could be condensation but if it's light blue, lik others have said make sure you don't have a blown seal. Could also be headgasket? Good luck
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Local: (713) 681-1111
Toll Free: (800) 749-7111
Facsimile: (713) 939-1111
Mon.-Fri. 9:00am-6:00pm CST
Also have someone drive behind you or have someone drive your car and you follow them to be sure what color the smoke it is. If it's slight blackness then it's no biggie just some fuel if it's white it could be condensation but if it's light blue, lik others have said make sure you don't have a blown seal. Could also be headgasket? Good luck
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from what i researched it gonna run me about $700.. So im adding the cost of it just incase towards my build... I changed the oil for ***** and giggles and it still the same thing..... Only after WOT does it smoke, but not during...
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^ a catch can is a great idea. Oil gets in your exhaust when your turbos over oil and can't return the oil back to the engine quick enough. It then blows out the exhaust side of the turbo seal. The more this happens the shorter the life span of your turbos. I'm my case, my installer over filled my oil level, i drove around on it for awhile like that, then it soaked my resonator in my Greddy EVO2 exhaust. We then put on a different exhaust ( made sure we had the right oil level) and the smoke never came back.
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i still use the same amount of oil i've always used from day 1 of being FI'ed... How much oil do you use on your changes? I really like my exhuast and dont wanna change to another one...
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Originally Posted by IslandZavage
i still use the same amount of oil i've always used from day 1 of being FI'ed... How much oil do you use on your changes? I really like my exhuast and dont wanna change to another one...
Paco he has a APS TT, his oil level will be different than yours. To answer your question he should run 5 1/2 qts with his set up. It's the same as mine unless he replaced the aps oil pan.
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I also have the APS TT and it is VERY sensitive to the oil level. I installed an oil cooler last week and added just a bit too much of oil, maybe 1/2 quart. It was smoking on acceleration. After I drained the oil, it was fine. Make sure that you fill it up EXACTLY to the lower mark of the dipstick, nothing above (with the APS TT oil pan).
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I think that the lack of crankcase ventilation during boost contributes to this issue for all FI applications, not just APS. A catch can that draws vacuum from both the intake manifold at rest and the turbo intake feed during boost, utilizing check valves to ensure suction into the catch can at all times seems like a reasonable first step to try to correct the problem. I think one of the secrets to get this to work well is to have a breather that allows fresh air into the system at all times as well. Suction alone will pull highly concentrated oil vapor/mist.
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Originally Posted by Madelinot
I also have the APS TT and it is VERY sensitive to the oil level. I installed an oil cooler last week and added just a bit too much of oil, maybe 1/2 quart. It was smoking on acceleration. After I drained the oil, it was fine. Make sure that you fill it up EXACTLY to the lower mark of the dipstick, nothing above (with the APS TT oil pan).
Good luck,
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Originally Posted by BrianLG35C
Paul, can you specify exactly what you mean by the lower mark on the dipstick? I'm having a little smoking and want make sure I'm at the right level.
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If you have forged pistons, the crankcase ventilation during boost is very afected , I needed and oil catch can to solve my problem after built the engine.
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Originally Posted by al_v
The "L" mark on the dipstick or lower is the correct oil amount.I always use a little lower the "L" mark.
If you have forged pistons, the crankcase ventilation during boost is very afected , I needed and oil catch can to solve my problem after built the engine.
If you have forged pistons, the crankcase ventilation during boost is very afected , I needed and oil catch can to solve my problem after built the engine.