turbo exhaust smoking under car like on fire help!!

daviddunivan · April 20th, 2009, 03:53 PM

done a turbo swap in my 88 stang. before hand the previous motor was a little sluggish but figured that to be the automatic transmission sucking up the life it had. anyway swapped in a turbo motor and 5 speed. getting ready to hook up the volvo intercooler now but have a problem i need to solve also. i took the car up to the gas station and filled her up with permium for the turbo motor. get there and the exhaust is smoking from the flat part that levels out after the turbo all they way to the muffler. what's up here. is this because i hooked it to the factory n/a motor's exhaust and it's holding the heat of the turbo or you think the muffler is half stopped up? cats are gutted and one cut out completely when i had to cut it for the turbo hook up. driving the car i see no smoke whatsoever out the tailpipe so i don't think it's oil unless its burning it that fast in the exhaust? anyone help !!

Matt Cramer · April 22nd, 2009, 10:37 AM

It sounds to me like you've got an oil leak that is dripping onto the exhaust. Check the turbo oil lines.

daviddunivan · April 22nd, 2009, 01:57 PM

no oil leaks and lines are tight. it smokes from downpipe to front muffler

Matt Cramer · April 23rd, 2009, 10:48 AM

The downpipe isn't painted, is it?

April 20th, 2009, 03:53 PM	#1
daviddunivan Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 reviews	turbo exhaust smoking under car like on fire help!! done a turbo swap in my 88 stang. before hand the previous motor was a little sluggish but figured that to be the automatic transmission sucking up the life it had. anyway swapped in a turbo motor and 5 speed. getting ready to hook up the volvo intercooler now but have a problem i need to solve also. i took the car up to the gas station and filled her up with permium for the turbo motor. get there and the exhaust is smoking from the flat part that levels out after the turbo all they way to the muffler. what's up here. is this because i hooked it to the factory n/a motor's exhaust and it's holding the heat of the turbo or you think the muffler is half stopped up? cats are gutted and one cut out completely when i had to cut it for the turbo hook up. driving the car i see no smoke whatsoever out the tailpipe so i don't think it's oil unless its burning it that fast in the exhaust? anyone help !!

April 22nd, 2009, 10:37 AM	#2
Matt Cramer Authorized Vendor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Covington, GA Posts: 354 iTrader: 0 reviews	It sounds to me like you've got an oil leak that is dripping onto the exhaust. Check the turbo oil lines. __________________ Matt at DIYAutoTune.com - Megasquirt ECUs, fuel pumps, injectors, widebands, and more Now offering Mustang specific Megasquirt packages!

April 23rd, 2009, 10:48 AM	#4
Matt Cramer Authorized Vendor Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Covington, GA Posts: 354 iTrader: 0 reviews	The downpipe isn't painted, is it? __________________ Matt at DIYAutoTune.com - Megasquirt ECUs, fuel pumps, injectors, widebands, and more Now offering Mustang specific Megasquirt packages!

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daviddunivan Newbie Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 reviews	no oil leaks and lines are tight. it smokes from downpipe to front muffler

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