Anyone Heard Of This Before ?

[Imtorqing]

Hi Guy's,

Yesterday I drove my VL Turbo(Rb25/30 combo) back from Golf and got pulled over just before the Boronia Heights exit. The old girl has had a full rebuild and went in today for its first 500km service.

I was there with the car idling for about 5 - 10 minutes. Anyway while I was sitting there after a couple of minutes I felt a pop in the idle and within a couple of minutes it had changed into running like a pig on five cylinders. As I went to take off it was spewing out White smoke and chugging. I've had a blown head gasket before(Hence the rebuild) and seen White Steam coming out when that occurred but this was smoke. Temp gauge, oil gauge show all is good.

I limped it home and was contemplating suicide as all of my money is gone from the rebuild. Anyway had it towed to my mechanics today and when the towie turned up I had to move the car. Started it and it ran without a problem in sight.

The mechanic called and said he couldnt fault it. I turned up and witnessed him test it for a head gasket leak (The gasket is a metal one) but it passed with flying colours. Took it for a good drive up and down the freeway but she never skipped a beat. Everyone is like WTF nothing seems wrong with it.

Anyway last night I drove to the Brownstains video shop and pulled up which is on a slight incline. By the time I had dropped it in the chute and got back in the car there was that pop in the idle again. I started to freak out and started driving out of the carpark and the pop went and she drove home without a problem. Wasnt till I got home and thought about it I realised when I was pulled over the car was on an incline the same as the video shop.

Rang the mechanic and told him about my brain storm and he couldnt really offer anything other than maybe a dribbling injector etc but never heard of the car billowing out white smoke. I also spoke to JHH Performance who couldnt think of anything either.

The car is running a Haltech E6X(Batch firing not sequential injection), Slightly rich stocko tune for the run in, Haltech Ignition Modules, Standard Injectors RB25(Maxxed out), Standard Rb25 Series 1 coils, Standard Fuel system Fuel reg pump etc, Gt35/40.

ANYONE GOT ANY SUGGESTIONS OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH BUT FOUND NOTHING THAT HELPS.

Cheers

Imtorqing

[Sydneykid]

I think the "white smoke" has everyone stumped.

White smoke is usually oil and water mixed and evapourated.

Usually foud in blown head gaskets (but the leak down test proved that wrong) or turbos (would be continuous).

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I would check the colour of the smoke next time it happens and then report back.

cheers

[Imtorqing]

I think the "white smoke" has everyone stumped.

White smoke is usually oil and water mixed and evapourated.

Usually foud in blown head gaskets (but the leak down test proved that wrong) or turbos (would be continuous).

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I would check the colour of the smoke next time it happens and then report back.

cheers

Yeh once I mention white smoke everyone goes aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa nup no idea. Head gasket was what I was thinkin but the test dispelled that and it wasnt like steamy....... I did a search last night on here and some people have mentioned white smoke as unburned fuel which makes me think it might have been something in the fuel rail, injectors etc. It is running pretty rich.

I will see how it goes I was just hoping someone might have had a similar experience.

Cheers

Imtorqing