RB20, std turbo, no engine work. oil filter relocation kit (no leaks, greddy) oil catch can (doesnt look to be leaking, also greddy)
had my car in for its regular service (also had a radiator flush) and on the drive home i noticed some white smoke coming out from bonnet. Checked defi, water temp was fine, oil pressure looked fine, not lots of smoke, but enough for me to pull over to check it out. When i opened the bonnet what little smoke was there dissapated and no source was obvious. so i just continued driving home, watching temps and pressures the whole way. no more smoke appeared
checked coolant and oil levels, both ok, oil is a little high, might be because of extra capacity of relocation kit though ?
then tonight while driving along, under load i noticed a strange noise coming from the engine bay, seemed pretty close to me in the cab, sort of centrally located and sounded right behind the firewall. popped bonnet to have a listen, gave it a bit of throttle. the noise seemed to be coming from the rear of the block, i think from the head.
from inside the car the noise sounded like a sort of gargling bubbling noise, like air being sucked though a water line or something (but increases with engine load), hard to describe.
before the service i have started to notice some white smoke out exhaust on boost, thinking turbo oil seal, mechanic rekons so too. maybe im wrong and its the head ? would this explain the noise :S
kinda worried, gunna call my mechanic first thing in morning lol
any info for now would be great though