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thanks for the replies so far, made me do a comp test just now. (yesterday wasnt up for it) I tried a cold-start dry compression test, turning over the engine for 10 cycles. bore #1-4 + #6 showed around 80psi dry/cold bore #5 showed 0 turned over engine for 18 cycles for #5 and showed around 35psi dry/cold could tell from the spark plug prior to comp.test that piston 5 was not right. strip down time. As for oil in the manifold, yes it spat out (got heslo in the glasses actually on the track day after Id cleaned the catch can) from the t3 housing where turbo meets exhaust manifold. no oil to be found in the turbo exh.housing, didnt check the exhaust manifold; was dry. got an after-market exhaust manifold to get installed that Ive had here for a few years, plus an apexi multichecker unit..... get these installed and the bottom end sorted. So, piston melt or ringland..... sparkie #5 looked relatively 'clean' compared to the other spark plugs, which showed normal combustion deposit/useage. cheers all. either re-ring piston 1,2,3,4&6 and use a replacement stock piston with new rings for #5, or depending on the damage to bore RB30 replacment block perhaps? if she's bad inside it'll be RB30 time, got the head for it. I trust the head is good internally as it was worked over significantly a while ago. Ported/flowed, new valve seats/seals, poncams & hd cam springs. Uses the tomei oil restictors but the oil drain from head to sump is stock. We'll see what the damage is in good time. The track car is being stock-tuned right at the moment ready for run-in. simply going to leave the stag at Boostworx and take the trackie for a while, using the unregistered permit system say once a fortnight to get around for a cple days (mechanical work surely means food shopping, no?), running in the fresh rb26dett Being winter me & my knees arnt up to the job of engine out at home. Have to leave it for a while with my mech Shaun Dunns I feel, will be off road for a while.

so I tried a cold-start dry compression test, turning over the engine for 10 cycles. bore #1-4 + #6 showed around 80psi dry/cold bore #5 showed 0 turned over engine for 18 cycles for #5 and showed around 35psi dry/cold could tell from the spark plug prior to comp.test that piston 5 was not right. strip down time.

stock bottom end, everything else is aftermarket. at the track the fuel tank was to the brim, probably over filled the engine with oil TBH, boost was set to 1.2 bar... definately NOT the turbo. havent boosted past a cple psi since turbo re-install - havent been driving it. definately going to leave it at the mechanics, asap. comp test tomorrow; will report back. will put the car back up on front stands and idle the engine till hot & visually check for leaks. oil was being forced out the t3 housing when blipping the throttle (on the track day when it happened), but not sure what that means (isnt turbo oil seals - been checked and turbo given seal of approval). got to check some more I suppose (not a fan of leaving an engine idling away for 15mins..... but will do) to find the source area.

yup. will post results tomorrow. had to wait a cple of weeks before I could buy one.

WANTED: Passenger seat with rail to suit R32. Rough condition is fine. Only needed to get track car rego'd as 2-seater, dont have loads of $$ to spend. Please PM me what you have.

yes, Ive thought originally cracked piston or turbo seals. Could be piston crack. Oil was spraying out the T3 housing after the event. Will comp.test tomorrow and see if i can find the leak. Problem is the bottom end is covered in oil residue, so its hard for me to diagnose.

After help with diagnosis. Had a track day on 11th April, track car was not ready so couldnt pop the cherry with my rb26dett sedan track car. Wasnt happy. Took the stagea out for the day to mallala for the 4th time, always said I wouldnt run my road car there again but had no option in this instance (paid fees, couldnt waste the $) Started the day with around 5.5L oil in engine. Right at the end of the 2nd session (20mins each session) at the end of the straight on deceleration (as soon as foot came off accelerator) there was a MASSive cloud of grey-white smoke out the exhaust. Big smoke ball. Get onto 1psi boost and smoke everywhere again. Emptied catch can, cleaned oil up from engine bay, tried again next session but as soon as positive boost pressure was made smoke billowed out the exhaust again. Called it quits for the day. On the drive home anytime it reached 1psi smoke was clouding out the exhaust. Oil could be seen spraying out the T3 housing where the exhaust manifold meets the turbo. I thought "turbo oil seals" so took the turbo off. I had the turbo checked out by the manufacturer (Adelaide turbo services - ported nissan comp cover, avo .73ar rear housing, gt3076IWBB chra) but they said it checked out perfectly fine. There was oil through the air filter, and throughout the intercooler piping, cooler had a few hunded ml's of oil in it. Even the throttle body had oil pooling inside. So, its not the turbo. There is no milkyness to the radiator fluid, nor to the engine oil. So that probably excludes the Cometic 87mm 1.1mm MLS headgasket being the problem. Since I changed the oil & water (after turbo removal/reinstallation) there is no more smoke billowing out the exhaust on positive boost pressure. However, the engine is leaking oil onto itself and burning as soon as it gets a little warm, it stinks of burnt oil. Smoke comes out the engine bay. The engine block has oil residue all over it, everywhere. Upon shutdown oil drips for a little while creating a small pool underneath the engine on the ground. Just had a proper compression tester kit delivered today, so tomorrow will comp.test the engine, however there is no noticeable knock, ticking etc. Seems to idle just slightly more "lumpier" than before. In the meantime, prior to having it left at my mechanics, what do you think Ive broken? Im thinking out on the track far too much oil got stuck in the head, couldnt return to the sump, and found the weakest point to escape. Would this be the rocker cover gaskets? What / where should I start checking? So, in a nutshell, oil coming out of engine when warm, burning on engine, stops leaking once engine is cool. What gaskets should I be checking? Waiting on track car to be tuned and finished, then will swap stag for track car and have mechanic check it out. If I could fix it I would but not sure where to start. Plus Im a registered mobility disabled person, so taking off the turbo is a huge job for me. Takes me a week to recover from a simple 2hr job. Hesitant in taking off the head as it'll ruin me, and definately cant work on the intake manifold as there just isnt enough room for me to work around in (ie big hands in little spaces) If oil was stuck in the head, filling the head completley and simply needed a way out - where do you think it would escape from? cheers for any thoughts, post up your diagnosis. ta. ** engine is Rb25det with stock bottom end, everything else aftermarket (ported head, tomei poncams, etc etc)

After help with diagnosis. Had a track day on 11th April, track car was not ready so couldnt pop the cherry with my rb26dett sedan track car. Wasnt happy. Took the stagea out for the day to mallala for the 4th time, always said I wouldnt run my road car there again but had no option in this instance (paid fees, couldnt waste the $) Started the day with around 5.5L oil in engine. Right at the end of the 2nd session (20mins each session) at the end of the straight on deceleration (as soon as foot came off accelerator) there was a MASSive cloud of grey-white smoke out the exhaust. Big smoke ball. Get onto 1psi boost and smoke everywhere again. Emptied catch can, cleaned oil up from engine bay, tried again next session but as soon as positive boost pressure was made smoke billowed out the exhaust again. Called it quits for the day. On the drive home anytime it reached 1psi smoke was clouding out the exhaust. Oil could be seen spraying out the T3 housing where the exhaust manifold meets the turbo. I thought "turbo oil seals" so took the turbo off. I had the turbo checked out by the manufacturer (Adelaide turbo services - ported nissan comp cover, avo .73ar rear housing, gt3076IWBB chra) but they said it checked out perfectly fine. There was oil through the air filter, and throughout the intercooler piping, cooler had a few hunded ml's of oil in it. Even the throttle body had oil pooling inside. So, its not the turbo. There is no milkyness to the radiator fluid, nor to the engine oil. So that probably excludes the Cometic 87mm 1.1mm MLS headgasket being the problem. Since I changed the oil & water (after turbo removal/reinstallation) there is no more smoke billowing out the exhaust on positive boost pressure. However, the engine is leaking oil onto itself and burning as soon as it gets a little warm, it stinks of burnt oil. Smoke comes out the engine bay. The engine block has oil residue all over it, everywhere. Upon shutdown oil drips for a little while creating a small pool underneath the engine on the ground. Just had a proper comopression tester kit delivered today, so tomorrow will comp.test the engine, in the meantime what do you think Ive broken? Im thinking out on the track far too much oil got stuck in the head, couldnt return to the sump, and found the weakest point to escape. Would this be the rocker cover gaskets? What / where should I start checking? So, in a nutshell, oil coming out of engine when warm, burning on engine, stops leaking once engine is cool. What gaskets should I be checking? Waiting on track car to be tuned and finished, then will swap stag for track car and have mechanic check it out. If I could fix it I would but not sure where to start. If oil was stuck in the head and needed a way out - where do you think it would escape from? cheers for any thoughts, post up your diagnosis. ta

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ordered pizza that night after the suns won, the delivery fellow was over the moon, was expecting around $1200 back from his $100 bet. meh, I dont bet so it didnt really mean much to me. the GC Suns have a hell of a lot of talent in their squad. I can see Dixon becoming the next Pavlich, and their ruckman zac smith is quality! all in all I can see 5 guns/stars of the future in their current lineup. if the crows can 'alomst' make the GF in their 3rd year, losing to Essendon in a game they should have won, then I can see this list winning a premership within 5yrs. perhaps

not into these reality tv shows, but really hoping this fella goes on with it. amazing voice, hits a chord with me without a doubt. good luck to him Britain's Got Talent: Michael Collings - Britain's Got Talent 2011

for sale: * spare wheel, space saver. $25 * 2x Q45 air flow metres, work fine, had cut the tops off and dodgy siliconed them up. cost me $150 for the pair, sell the pair for $50. need them gone. * R32 gtst airbox, no filter, no snorkel. $50 * R32 gtst / stagea front brake rotors, stock, used. 280mm x28mm. $25 for the pair

wtb: cheap passenger seat for skyline track car. $50 or thereabouts.... thanks

sorry to hear about the theft mate. glad you had insurance, hope you arnt too much out of pocket. all the best with it all. to you f**kers stealing whats not yours, keep your hands in your pockets. If I had a say you'd have your left hand chopped off (once caught) after a 1st offence.

got a front guard drivers side, r32 in black here got a small dent tho. $20

a big one enjoy the wakeboarding.

intresting, 3yrs later front right is split

umm. thats really good. struggled with umm a few times but other than that nice vid.

probably not; think my bottom end is cactus

thanks guys, Ive arranged one thru Mitch (damageinc). cheers for the thoughts tho

yeh amazing how many ppl drive without paying attention. a crash at 60kmph can kill, driving is dangerous and needs to be treated with maximum care/effort spotted a yellow stagea yesterday, looks like a work car for ash hobson (classic performance, hackham)

yeh thats terrible feel so sorry for all those living within 100kms of the reactors

agree, condolences. all the best with your recovery jenna

Ive started by purchasing an R32 gtst sedan (1.5yrs ago) that came with an rb26dett with fresh rebuilt turbos & vl turbo gearbox with HD singlepuk clutch stripped all unneccesary weight, slipped on big wilwood front brake kit, new thick radiator, turbo-back exhaust setup, then got some gear from Japan, such as raceseat/rollcage/engine-parts. Bought all parts over a year required to rebuild for track work, currentlly being tuned this week. should be finished then. Headwork with greddy cams, hks camsprings. Block got bored out to 87mm due to a 'cut' in bore #5 (probably fromm old ceramic exhaust turbine wheel) HKS dump pipes, new tuned-length manifolds, bigger 2into1 front pipe, new Hardpipe intake kit, z32 AFM's, new coilpacks, new 550c injectors Supplied all new gasgkets, new 87mm head gasket, 87mm CP pistons, new ATI harmonic balancer kit, N1 water pump, HKS oil pump, tomei sump baffle, mines rocker baffle kit Went with an external 305lph walbro pump into a small fuel surge tank, a Power-fc to run the show, a variety of guages, swaybars, new coilover suspension etc........... Pretty much all the oil control mods bar a larger sump, freshly forged engine with flowing head. Limiting factor in this particular setup will be the rebuilt steelwheel turbos Looking at under 300rwkw but engine should be strong for years for track-only work, will look for better times via the driver (me) not the car tune, once all the little ittynitty bits are ironed out over a few trck days. Budget was 15k but with the forged motor costs raised that to max 20k for a fully built track car, done myself bar the engine buildup. Didnt want to keep tracking my road car. Best of luck with it. R32's & Silvias are pretty cheap, parts are plentiful. Or import something from japan already done, ie built WRX, cant be rego'd and HAS to live on the track.

nissan turbo water hard line - goes to back of block PM me please if you have a spare for sale for me thanks