Leaky Td07

[scr33min']

So recently I did a hard pull up a hill in third gear. Everything was normal but when I hit boost I noticed a whitish smoke coming from where the waste gate screamer pipe comes out the side of the car. When I got home I noticed that the top oil feed to the turbo was leaking a bit.Ever since then, after a hard run, and ai leave the car idling for a few minutes, white smoke starts to come out the exhaust which is fairly noticeable. I was thinking that the turbo seals have gone, allowing oil in to the exhaust causing the smoke, but since I've never had a leaky oil feed before could it be as simple as the oil leaking out of the feed being the problem? Or could it be that the previous owner had put too thicker oil into the car? (only had the car a few weeks)The turbo is a TD07 and is high mounted.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Cheers

[Bsa]

Take off the dump and look at the wheel. Is it coming out the screemer or the exhaust

[scr33min']

its coming out from the exhaust, but you can smell it inside the car when the wastegate opens.

Only happens on idle though and real slow driving, no smoke when on boost or cruising around, just the smell

[Bsa]

I would check it all out first they don't cost much to rebuild

[scr33min']

yeah im going to rip it all off and see what's going on.

I got quoted $800 + gst for an overhaul

[Bsa]

Buy a kando for that much

[scr33min']

Exactly. Don't know whether it's worth spending the $800 just to keep the Trust logo on the front

[Roy]

Does sound like the turbo. But before you go spendong mony;

- Does the car have its.carbon canister/ pollution gear?

- Have you got the std PCV setup or running a catch can system?

- Have you checked to see if its using any oil?

- Is the engine built, standard...whats the history of the car?

[scr33min']

I don't think it still has a carbon canister or even a cat, but then again I don't know if Fj20s came with carbon canisters?No it runs a catch can setup, which vents to atmosphere.It does seem to be using a bit of oil but I don't know if it's been doing it constantly or if it only just started recently with this smoke.As far as i know the engine is standard with aftermarket cams and a dirty great turbo strapped to the side which was fitted either just before it was imported by C-red or by the guy who bought it from them. I don't know exactly when it was imported as the receipts I have only go back as far as 2006 but I assume it was a bit before then.

[Bsa]

I'm sure if you asked kando he would just sell you the core then you can re use your housings.