catch cans on but alotta smoke

[lowlux]

i bought a catch can and put it on this arvo,but when i went for a drive there was a shite load of whiteish smoke out of the exaust, has this happend to any1?

[meggala]

hmmmmmmmmmm befor you start panicking you might have some oil on you manifold or turbo housing look for oil anywhere around there if it still persists after 30 mins to an hour driving and the car has lost power your turbo could be shagged .

when I replaced a stuffed turbo is was still smoking with the new one for a while

meggala

[sil21jun]

Oil catch can is good for high hp engines or turbo. Does this happen before installing the oil catch can. If not then must be incorrect installation. If smoke occurs before installing oil catch can, then it could be turbo dead, valve steam seal or piston ring.

Check compressor turbine for free play. Most turbo leaks occurs during idling. Not much smoke during drive

Worn piston rings cause blowby and you will need a oil catch can.

Lost of power and smoking during drive

Valve steam seals leak cause smoke too. Irregular idling and smoking during drive.

I can only think of these few reason. Good luck

[lowlux]

i found the reason, the catchcan had the lid on it and its only got like a 1mm hole for a breather, it was actually a radiator overflow bottle,sooo once i took the lid off it there was no smoke, because the oil out of the rockers couldnt breath it must have burnt it all instead. does this sound like it could have been the prob cause it aint doing it now, im gonna go buy one of those little pod filters for the top of the tank