My turbo has been dying for a few months now so I barely ever drive it. When I do drive I granny shift and never go into boost.

Today I was forced to get on it hard and got into boost for a few seconds and imediately when I came to a red light my idle was going up/down like crazy and my exhaust system started smoking.

Do I need an engine rebuild or did my turbo just kick the bucket?

 

what color smoke?

 

the smoke could be from the leaking turbo

 

White smoke.

I always get white smoke on startup until the engine warms up but this was the 1st time I got smoke while the engine was up to temp.

 

Is your coolant level going down or are you constantly adding coolant?

If so, it could be that a rubber seal or seals between the housings are leaking due to a bad episode(s) of overheating.

One way to check is to let the car sit overnight and take a look at the plugs in the next day. Compare the front leading to the rear. If you notice water/condensation then that is a good sign that your engine seals are bad.

 

It's common for the greddy turbo to smoke. It will happen usually when idling at traffic lights.

If so, just keep an eye on it, if it happens more frequently, you'll want to pull it and rebuild or replace it.


Bouncing idle could be any number of things. Your sig doesn't mention fuel management, so I can't comment further. From what you've said, none of it sounds like a big deal.

 

If you have a blown engine you'll lose a bunch of power. At best you'll hardly be able to keep it at speed on the highway.

 

I am gonna replace or rebuilt the turbo and see if that fixed my problem.

 

gt3071r!

 

that would be an option if it didn't take a year to get

 

My gf recently got laid off so that is no longer an option.

 

If you pay an extra $1000 you can get a rush delivery on one.

 

if only I had an extra thousand on top of the cost of the kit, lol

 

lolol you can always lend your girlfriend to him , i'm sure you can work things out for faster delivery .

 

The idle sound will be significantly different than normal if you actually blew the motor.
It will sound like a lawn mower.

 

if it WOULD idle
nope --MM is right --smoke does not go with a blown motor--usually--apex/corner seals type anyway.
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