had loads of issues with this car with bad workmanship etc when i got my car back i had boost leaks galore, sorted most out now but need to doa proper boost leak test and find out where the remainng ones are theres gotta be more lol. anyways the car since this has developed an odd problem on full boost it chucks out smoke, and makes a hmm/ screech noise. cant decide wether it sounds like air or metal. saving up atm to pop the car upto zed world for a proper health check. its an auto. it has been suggested that my rockers become pressurized under boost and spray out a little oil. it doesnt really seem to come from the exhaust. and after a spirted long drive i get smoke at idle not much and it quickly stops. as a foot note i got a load of oil on the underside of the car a few weeks back could this be still burning off the underside and rear of the engine. i had a turbo problem before my engine swap could oil still be working through the system it was only 1400 miles ago, my drivers side intercooler pipe is a little black inside while the passenger side is clean as a whistle. any ideas please let me know :D (paranoid im gonna need another engine and turbos after those cowboys ****ed with it):thumbdown:

been poking about under there today still oilly as hell from the 8.5 litres of gearbox oil that got under there. oil seems to becoming from the rocker cover there is oil round the front of teh turbo but not much.

Cam covers are notorious leakers, the rear outer ones just sit on a bed of sealant and when they do leak the oil drops onto the manifolds and turbo`s and makes a horif burning oil smell.

 

What have you had done previously? rebuild or what?

 

Jeff TT

some guys in derby dropped a new engine and turbos in apprantly good condition( from japan with less than 40k on it) sounded pretty genuine but when i arrived to pick it up the trouble started i wont bore you with the details as its a longgggg story. but there were split boost pipes, a loose manifold and missing jublies galore total bodge even the rad was held in place with zip ties. im planning to come pay you a visit soon jeff just putting it off, as its a long ol jounery for me, and my confidence with the car is in tatters tbh due to the overheat that created the new engine episode. from what i could see it was leaking from the rocker closest to the wing. and dribbling down the side of the engine.

some guys in derby dropped a new engine and turbos in apprantly good condition( from japan with less than 40k on it) sounded pretty genuine but when i arrived to pick it up the trouble started i wont bore you with the details as its a longgggg story. but there were split boost pipes, a loose manifold and missing jublies galore total bodge even the rad was held in place with zip ties. im planning to come pay you a visit soon jeff just putting it off, as its a long ol jounery for me, and my confidence with the car is in tatters tbh due to the overheat that created the new engine episode. from what i could see it was leaking from the rocker closest to the wing. and dribbling down the side of the engine.

 

 

Dear me, sounds like you did get a raw deal indeed! when your ready will will be more than happy to sort it out for you, meanwhile what oil you running at the moment, if its fully synthetic change to semi synthetic10 / 40 may slow it down and give you a bit of breathing space, till it gets sorted properly, ok and check its not overfull! that could be a part of the problem.

 

Best if luck and speak soon hopefully.

 

 

Jeff

no idea as its the oil that dodgy mc garage put in there, planning on doing oil and filter change soon, should only be 1400 miles on that oil and filter but i just wanna know for sure... nothing else they did was any good so why assume :D and it is a touch over sits at the top of the little lead weight part of the dipstickso a little overfull. its the screech noise that worries me most tbh, but ive got half a mind this is due to a boost leak. is there any chance my valves are running dry ? :/