Joey Joe Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Finished the head gasket job on my 1990 loyale 1.8 EA82 Turbo and started it up. It seems to no leak coolant as before and runs excellent but still burns oil, mostly smokes up right where the turbo meats the intake, from underneath so I cant pinpoint a spot. ALso when the engine is hot and is turned off, it doesnt start as easy as when it is cold, I have to turn it over for a while and give it gas. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffast Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 i'm no expert but it sounds like a bad seal in the turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Before looking at expensive/time-consuming problems: Have you made sure that your PVC system is working properly? If it is not, you can get all sorts of oil blown/sucked into intake manifold. Is there noise of an exhaust leak near the turbo? The x-over/uppipe is prone to cracking at its turbo flange, releasing whatever oil smoke it has around the turbo. Is it oil smoke or coolant smoke? Either way, check the hoses and banjo-fittings at the turbo for tightness and leaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Joe Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 Before looking at expensive/time-consuming problems: Have you made sure that your PVC system is working properly? If it is not, you can get all sorts of oil blown/sucked into intake manifold. Is there noise of an exhaust leak near the turbo? The x-over/uppipe is prone to cracking at its turbo flange, releasing whatever oil smoke it has around the turbo. Is it oil smoke or coolant smoke? Either way, check the hoses and banjo-fittings at the turbo for tightness and leaking. The exhaust has a leak near the turbo, it is kind of loud. I think my pcv valve is in terrible condition cuz I havent changfed it since before the head gasket was blown and some of the pipes were filled with crud. I can see some bubbeling coming out of one of the turbo gaskets, this might mean bad seal but it doesnt seem to be smoking from there. I will work with the pcv system and see what I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 The exhaust has a leak near the turbo, it is kind of loud. I think my pcv valve is in terrible condition cuz I havent changfed it since before the head gasket was blown and some of the pipes were filled with crud. I can see some bubbeling coming out of one of the turbo gaskets, this might mean bad seal but it doesnt seem to be smoking from there. I will work with the pcv system and see what I find. The crudded pcv hoses should be dealt with; restrictions will cause it not to flow air and separate oil properly. "Bubbling out of one of the turbo gaskets"??? Which gasket? What type of bubbling, and what material is bubbling? And depending on what and where, this could be a fire hazard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 On my RX before I pulled the engine, I had oil leaking from around my turbo as well but it was hard to pinpoint since the turbo was in the way. Turned out the return hose for the oil going into the head was cracked and leaked oil all over the header causing it to smoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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