2G Smoke in engine

[Velmin hu]

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greetings there is smoke not a lot but I can see when I start driving for few minutes it’s coming from this area I don’t know what is called but I got picture. Exhaust housing I also have straight pipe down removed catalysts converter.

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Oil leaking from the oil feed line???
Coolant leaking from the cooling lines?
Have you removed the heat shield to actually look?
Better grab a wrench and just remove the shields so you can see it.
I think @dustyboner suggested this already.

 

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[ThunderChild]

Those are some oily ports are the head-turbo manifold. Could be you're valve seals are toast and you're exhaust manifold gasket is probably leaking. When the oil burns in the exhaust you're getting smoke coming out of the gasket.

Other option is the valve cover is leaking oil onto the manifold and the oil is burning off, causing smoke.

My best guesses.

 

[Velmin hu]

Those are some oily ports are the head-turbo manifold. Could be you're valve seals are toast and you're exhaust manifold gasket is probably leaking. When the oil burns in the exhaust you're getting smoke coming out of the gasket.

Other option is the valve cover is leaking oil onto the manifold and the oil is burning off, causing smoke.

My best guesses.

It’s rebuilt engine with 3,000 miles on it

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Is that exhaust oily right as it meets the head or is that just a shadow? Looks like the heat shield kept oil off of it but it may just be the lighting.

 

[ThunderChild]

Is that exhaust oily right as it meets the head or is that just a shadow? Looks like the heat shield kept oil off of it but it may just be the lighting.

It’s rebuilt engine with 3,000 miles on it

That is for sure wet or oil, it's shiny. Since the engine is fresh, I'd say it's either the VC leaking or serious blowby.

 

[Velmin hu]

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I think it’s oil gasket bad?

Is that exhaust oily right as it meets the head or is that just a shadow? Looks like the heat shield kept oil off of it but it may just be the lighting.

 

[dustyboner]

its looks to me like that manifold may have been oil soaked, around the ports, prior to the engine being rebuilt . The valve cover doesn't seem to be leaking now.

Looks like RTV on the manifold gasket. That leads me to believe that old gaskets were reused. Even if they weren't old,it should NOT have RTV on it. The exhaust manifold get too hot for most flavors of RTV. The heat will turn the RTV to powder after a while.

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I would for sure replace the exhaust manifold gasket
Stay away from the single layer steel gaskets.
either go with a multi layer like THIS OE GASKET
or a composite gasket like THIS FELPRO GASKET

and also the exhaust manifold to turbo gasket. It needs to be a 7cm gasket since your running an evo3 16g.
like THIS

 

[Velmin hu]

YOu are a legend

 

[Velmin hu]

Legend you are

its looks to me like that manifold may have been oil soaked, around the ports, prior to the engine being rebuilt . The valve cover doesn't seem to be leaking now.

Looks like RTV on the manifold gasket. That leads me to believe that old gaskets were reused. Even if they weren't old,it should NOT have RTV on it. The exhaust manifold get too hot for most flavors of RTV. The heat will turn the RTV to powder after a while.

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I would for sure replace the exhaust manifold gasket
Stay away from the single layer steel gaskets.
either go with a multi layer like THIS OE GASKET
or a composite gasket like THIS FELPRO GASKET

and also the exhaust manifold to turbo gasket. It needs to be a 7cm gasket since your running an evo3 16g.
like THIS

 

[Velmin hu]

Legend you are

Also turbo oil feed line half way going towards bottom oil starts goes directly to oil filter thus I haven’t changed the oil filter yet so 3-4 years car been sitting

 

[Velmin hu]

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[Velmin hu]

its looks to me like that manifold may have been oil soaked, around the ports, prior to the engine being rebuilt . The valve cover doesn't seem to be leaking now.

Looks like RTV on the manifold gasket. That leads me to believe that old gaskets were reused. Even if they weren't old,it should NOT have RTV on it. The exhaust manifold get too hot for most flavors of RTV. The heat will turn the RTV to powder after a while.

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I would for sure replace the exhaust manifold gasket
Stay away from the single layer steel gaskets.
either go with a multi layer like THIS OE GASKET
or a composite gasket like THIS FELPRO GASKET

and also the exhaust manifold to turbo gasket. It needs to be a 7cm gasket since your running an evo3 16g.
like THIS

So I changed both gasket as you told me still there is smoke coming from turbo manifold also I flushed the coolant I was only be able to add 4.5 quarts of it which 7.5 quarts is recommended amount how come this is the case also white smoke =coolant?

 

[Bo0sTeD 4G63]

Don't reuse gaskets especially if you just did a rebuild. Always replace gaskets it a peace of mind if something goes wrong you don't have to second guess yourself.