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Well it turns out that my buddy forgot to seal the front exhaust manifold bolts when he put them back in while doing the headgasket. After sealing those, the smoke on the passenger side of the engine compartment lessened. However, there is still a significant amount about 1 to 2 minutes after the car is started (idle only).
So I jacked the car up and got underneath to see if anything turned up from that angle. The oil return line seems fine - no smoke in that area. I can see quite a bit of smoke coming off of the turbo itself (which spins freely, and has no axial play) - it seems to the coming off the bottom rear, right where it meets the exhaust pipe with the 90 degree bend and definately smells like oil. What could be causing smoke like this?
Thanks in advance and may she one day fly again,
cdkes
So I jacked the car up and got underneath to see if anything turned up from that angle. The oil return line seems fine - no smoke in that area. I can see quite a bit of smoke coming off of the turbo itself (which spins freely, and has no axial play) - it seems to the coming off the bottom rear, right where it meets the exhaust pipe with the 90 degree bend and definately smells like oil. What could be causing smoke like this?
Thanks in advance and may she one day fly again,
cdkes