Hey guys, I know its not a toyota, but i thought i would throw this up over here, as some of the most useful info i have received over the over the years has been from here. Over the past week or so ive noticed some smoke coming from under my ute when i pull up, finally got the time to pop the bonnet and have a look today, to find it pouring out of the vent on the other side of my oil catch can. To eliminate variables i pulled the hose off from the PCV and its doing the exact same thing.

 

Its a continual stream, no pulsations, of white smoke, which doesnt really get damp when you hold your hand in front of it, ive got a little video here of what it is doing, exhaust smoke is black when you blip the throttle and clear when you hold it, no colouring at all, just like normal.

power feels good, running 15 PSI max boost, still making and holding this fine, EGT's may have been a little higher than usual, but nothing signifigant.

 

I'm going to drop the oil later and see if theres anything in the oil, but i thought i would ask you guys as ive never experienced anything like this, where do i go from here?

 

 

cheers, andy

Whats your fuel economy like ? I'm thinking the injection pump is leaking diesel into your sump.

turbo seal is fooked, took the drain off the sump and into a bucket and the blow by stopped :)

turbo seal is fooked, took the drain off the sump and into a bucket and the blow by stopped :)

I see. Turbo is cheaper than a pump reco :)

just an update, oil is clean, not using coolant, now leaking oil everywhere, assuming from the pressure...

took drain off turbo and into a bucket and blocked entry to sump and started it, and blow by is still the same, so I'm assuming turbo is not the cause, any one with any ideas?

 

 

cheers, andy

Is it the same when the engine is cold and hot?

 

I know that the turbo patrol 4 cylinders are renowned for burning holes in a piston! I hope that it not your problem :(

I'm still driving it to work everyday, so i don't think it will be a holey piston.

 

when cold blow by is there, but only when hot does the blow by turn to that white colour

 

noticed tonight when i get off the highway after 30 minutes and pull up straight away it does have a slight miss, but its not like its anything extraordinary, and its always sounded a wee bit like that, and i had it comp tested before.

Am I right in remembering you weren't running an air filter? Or am I thinking of someone else?

nah ive got an air filter, snorkel runs to a custom box with a V8 commodore or skyline K&n filter, can't remember what mick said, or he wasnt sure, i don't know.

not ideal for a diesel, but it works....

why is this?