Blue Smoke (Eek)

[Bradenmoresi]

Hey guys!

I recently purchased a R32 GTS-T with no compliance plates for a cheap price, the car runs beautiful, but i'm a bit concerned. I took it for a fairly decent drive today (Illegally, shhhhh ) to see how it ran, All the gears are fine, oil meter was fine, temp was fine. It definitely has power, turbo kicks in nicely and haven't noticed a problem with it. The car has had the idle problem but the previous owner "Fixed" it, so it'll idle at around 1.5 constant. But my main concern is the blueish smoke that comes out of the exhaust after letting off the accelerator while idling, as far as I'm aware it doesn't smoke when driving, but then again I'm not behind the car to confirm it fully. The blue smoke says to me, OIL!! It does leak a bit of oil from somewhere but not sure where abouts YET, although it's around the general area of turbo/power steering.

Could this be fried piston rings? or something a bit simpler. I'm only eighteen with no previous engine building experience but would love to take the engine out and rebuild it just to confirm my suspicions/nice learning curve.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Braden!

[Missileman]

Could be the rings, could be the turbo, or it might be over filled with oil, btw how much did you pay for the gtst?

Edited January 21, 2012 by Missileman

[Bradenmoresi]

Any idea how I could confirm what it is? Paid 2.8

[GTR-N1]

To check on if the car is still blowing blue smoke whilst driving and extra on boost, drive at night with a mate following behind.

[Bradenmoresi]

To check on if the car is still blowing blue smoke whilst driving and extra on boost, drive at night with a mate following behind.

If It is while on boost, that means turbo seal or something?

[GTR-N1]

Whilst mate is following your car at night, the blue smoke is constant if it's a rings problem.

If there's more smoke coming out under boost, then turbo seals are suss as well; not forgetting valve seals.

Comp test says what?

Oil useage going up?

[BOOZTJUNKEY]

If it's coming out while driving aswell it could be

Rings

Valve seals

Or turbo seals

How much oils in the car it could be over full

[Bradenmoresi]

Whilst mate is following your car at night, the blue smoke is constant if it's a rings problem.

If there's more smoke coming out under boost, then turbo seals are suss as well; not forgetting valve seals.

Comp test says what?

Oil useage going up?

I might setup my camera and test this as I won't be able to get a chance to drive it illegally for a while. But I do know that when I have the car sitting and I rev it, after I take the foot off the smoke comes out, can't see any if i'm holding a constant rev.

If it's coming out while driving aswell it could be

Rings

Valve seals

Or turbo seals

How much oils in the car it could be over full

Well I think the meter on the dash was at 4

[Bradenmoresi]

Okay so I went out just then and started her up, let it warm up. The oil sat at just under "4" on the dash, I checked the actual dip and it was like half way up the stick, also had my brother rev it at a stable amount and there is no smoke today, not even when I let off the accelerator..