Turbo not boosting anymore :(, I hope i didnt blow anything Options

[eggman40]

I was jumping on the freeway in 2nd gear with stock boost, suddenly the car sputtered and would no longer boost. still not fuel cut because there was no engine light. The car now blows a lot of smoke from the tail pipe. Blown turbo?, blown turbo seal? Rings? dunno someone help me thank you

[lagos]

white smoke can also be from ALOT of raw fuel being dumped into the engine and passed through. its possible that since theres no air being crammed in, when you peg the throttle the fuel is just dumping in like crazy running sooo insanely rich is blowing white out! ive seen cars with stuck injectors blow white smoke, but in your case its probably water from the turbo if it is water. try to capture some white smoke in a bag, let it cool, then see whats at the bottom, coolant smelling water or gasoline smelling water?

white smoke = coolant or water
black smoke = too much fuel
blue smoke = burning oil

This post has been edited by lagos: Jul 2, 2006 - 1:34 PM

[Bitter]

white smoke can also be from ALOT of raw fuel being dumped into the engine and passed through. its possible that since theres no air being crammed in, when you peg the throttle the fuel is just dumping in like crazy running sooo insanely rich is blowing white out! ive seen cars with stuck injectors blow white smoke, but in your case its probably water from the turbo if it is water. try to capture some white smoke in a bag, let it cool, then see whats at the bottom, coolant smelling water or gasoline smelling water?

white smoke = coolant or water
black smoke = too much fuel
blue smoke = burning oil

cat converter will change unburnt fuel into water that smells like gasoline a cat converter in good working order can injest alot of fuel and blow white smoke for quite some time before it completely fouls.

its hard to universally say what color means what, generally those desciptions are accurate. hell trans fluid burning through the engine is gray, if you didnt know that you'd think you were burning too much fuel and some oil!