turbo smoking

[brianhan]

hi, im interested in buying a talon from this guy and he says the only thing wrong with it is that the turbo smokes sometimes. i was wonder what was causing this and if its safe to drive. thanks in advance

 

[Burnett03]

hi, im interested in buying a talon from this guy and he says the only thing wrong with it is that the turbo smokes sometimes. i was wonder what was causing this and if its safe to drive. thanks in advance

smokes from where? the turbo itself or out the exhaust?

 

[custom man]

If the turbo is smoking through the exhaust it is most likely between shifts and gets worst with more boost. Reason behind this is the oil seals are bad in the turbo and blowing oil out the exhaust and if you look at the piping coming out of the turbo oil can be found there as well. Remove the air intake and check shaft play. If from the turbo I would guess the oil return line is leaking.

 

[oldman]

Don't buy it if it's smoking out of the exhaust, that would be like buying a used tire that goes flat every 2 weeks. If it's smoking at the turbo area, it's probably just the crush washers on the feed line.