The engine is a 4efte from Japan Starlets GTs/Glanzas. Anyway, the engine was a JDM engine. It was fine up until about a month ago. It smokes when I sit at a light after 5 minutes of driving up till about 15 minutes of driving.
Doesn't smoke while accelerating or driving (unless I coast in neutral in that 5-15 minute time window). Doesn't smoke at start up. ONLY sitting still after I had been driving to a certain point.
After the car has been on the road for that long (15+ minutes), it won't do it again.
It's a very heavy smoke, lingers for a long time. If I take off after leaving a cloud, and there's no wind - it won't disappear for a good 10 seconds. It's not head gasket, I'm positive. It's oil. Very burnt smell.
Not sweet at all.
Uhm, since it's so conditional - is it possibly some kind of turbo issue? What would cause it to only smoke in a certain time window like this?
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The turbo is a CT9, it comes factory on the engine. Do these turbos come on any cars sold in America? They're pretty expensive new online - hoping to find one in a junkyard if you guys know of any cars that have them.
Any answer will help tons. I've tired of smoking everyone out or having to turn off my car before I get to a light so I don't smoke.
Thanks
Chris
I'm trying to avoid buying a manifold and new downpipe and everything else by swapping turbos.
If there's other turbos that match up to the same exhaust lines let me know.
Doesn't smoke while accelerating or driving (unless I coast in neutral in that 5-15 minute time window). Doesn't smoke at start up. ONLY sitting still after I had been driving to a certain point.
After the car has been on the road for that long (15+ minutes), it won't do it again.
It's a very heavy smoke, lingers for a long time. If I take off after leaving a cloud, and there's no wind - it won't disappear for a good 10 seconds. It's not head gasket, I'm positive. It's oil. Very burnt smell.
Not sweet at all.
Uhm, since it's so conditional - is it possibly some kind of turbo issue? What would cause it to only smoke in a certain time window like this?
____________________________________
The turbo is a CT9, it comes factory on the engine. Do these turbos come on any cars sold in America? They're pretty expensive new online - hoping to find one in a junkyard if you guys know of any cars that have them.
Any answer will help tons. I've tired of smoking everyone out or having to turn off my car before I get to a light so I don't smoke.
Thanks
Chris
I'm trying to avoid buying a manifold and new downpipe and everything else by swapping turbos.
If there's other turbos that match up to the same exhaust lines let me know.