smoking out the exhaust?!

[bigphish06]

Heyy all, i tried searching this but i couldnt really find anything on it, the other day i changed my oil filter and oil, and checked for boost leaks, found a few tightened up all my couplers, fixed those, i did all this because my car would smoke when i would get on it kinda hard, im just wondering if anyone knows what it could be? It is like greyish cloudy smoke that just pours out the exhaust if im gettting on the throttle hard, i usually try not too but just messing around the other night and happend to look behind me. Anyone know what could possibly be causing this? Also there has been a oil buring smell lately going along with this, when i roll up to a stop i smell oil now, it used to smell like just exhaust sometimes and i still was never sure what that was. Any help is appreciated!!

Thanks,


edit- a friend told me to check the pvc valve, i tried looking for it, and i cant seem to locate it. Can anyone tell me where it would be? and is it hard to replace? 97 gst, im not sure if they are in diff places on diff gen eclipses.

 

[kottyking]

Why are you posting tech questions in a regional meet forum?

 

[bigphish06]

uhhhh last i checked this was a MW general forum, thanks

 

[MrBoxx]

The regional forums aren't really meant to be used as a technical question area, just to keep things organized. But anyway....

Check your turbo for shaft play. Remove the intake pipe, stick your fingers in the compressor housing and grab the compressor nut with your fingers. Try to wiggle the compressor up and down, in and out, and side to side. Any in and out play means the turbo is shot, needs to be rebuilt, or is on its way out. Noticeable side to side, or up and down, play means the same thing. If you get really antsy, take the O2 sensor housing off and check for oil leakage on the turbine side, which is where it usually occurs.

Check your PCV operation. Check your cam seals and front main seal for leaks. Do a compression test. Do a leak-down test if the compression test turns out bad.

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