<VV> Smoking engine

[kevin nash]

Jim-It sounds to me like your turbo has a problem. To verify this, start the car, run it

long enough to get it to smoke, then shut it off, and take the intake cross over tube

off. Look in the manifold, if theres a problem, there will be a small amount of oil in the

cross over tube, and in the head manifold. You will also be able to see some oil at the

exit of the turbo itself. It does not take a bad leak for the turbo to do this, as most 

of the oil actually tries to collect in the bottom of the compressor housing, then when

enough gas mixes with it, or the compressor spools up fast enough, the oil gets cleared

from the housing, gravity feeding oil down into the right side (1,3,5) head. 

Kevin Nash

1963 Spyder, daily driver

 

 

> I have a 1964 Spyder and it has taken up the bad habit of smoking. The engine and turbo was rebuilt about one
> year ago. This problem has started only recently. I have checked the compression on all of the cylinders and 
> they are fine. There is no leak down on them either. There is no air leaking into the crankcase with pressure
> is added to the cylinders.
> 
> This does NOT occur when the car is in gear and running down the road. It will smoke after idling for a minute
> and then accelerate, and stops after about 30 seconds. This is usually a large amount of smoke. This does
> not occur every time, but most of the time. 
> 
> I am wondering if something has broken in the turbo, like a seal. Can the turbo be checked without disassembly?
> 
> Any and all assistance will be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim V.

 		 	   		  
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