OT: I think it’s time to let go of my audi…sniff….

[mike92104]

Were you able to see what the plume smelled like? Turbo seals do fail. The turbo on my liberty uses a bushing rather than a ball bearing for the turbo shaft. They are known to fail, and sometimes catastrophically causing all the oil to be dumped into the intercooler.

A couple other things to look at. Is there any oil in the coolant reservoir? Subarus have head gasket issue, and the normal signs are an occasional slight rise on the temp gauge after a long hill climb, and oil floating in the top of the coolant reservoir. Another thing you could do is send your oil off for analysis. The should be able to tell you if there is any coolant in it.

[Coronita]

[quote=mike92104]Were you able to see what the plume smelled like? Turbo seals do fail. The turbo on my liberty uses a bushing rather than a ball bearing for the turbo shaft. They are known to fail, and sometimes catastrophically causing all the oil to be dumped into the intercooler.

A couple other things to look at. Is there any oil in the coolant reservoir? Subarus have head gasket issue, and the normal signs are an occasional slight rise on the temp gauge after a long hill climb, and oil floating in the top of the coolant reservoir. Another thing you could do is send your oil off for analysis. The should be able to tell you if there is any coolant in it.[/quote]

It didn’t smell anything more or less than normal condensation I think. I’ll try again. I think I have a few brain cells left that I can spare in case the CO kills those.

The coolant looks clean. Its pink/purple as G12 coolant should be. My oil temp sensor died at 80k miles so I wouldn’t know if its higher than normal.

[Hobie]

[quote=flu]Actually that it might be a big deal if cel goes on because I think the smog test does a obd2 scan[/quote]

But repluging in the valve and resetting should remove the code so light will be off for test.

I don’t think past codes are problems. After all it ‘was’ fixed.

[Hobie]

Not as good as your nose, but holding a clean rag over the pipe will collect smells and maybe enough you can feel.

[mike92104]

[quote=flu][quote=mike92104]Were you able to see what the plume smelled like? Turbo seals do fail. The turbo on my liberty uses a bushing rather than a ball bearing for the turbo shaft. They are known to fail, and sometimes catastrophically causing all the oil to be dumped into the intercooler.

A couple other things to look at. Is there any oil in the coolant reservoir? Subarus have head gasket issue, and the normal signs are an occasional slight rise on the temp gauge after a long hill climb, and oil floating in the top of the coolant reservoir. Another thing you could do is send your oil off for analysis. The should be able to tell you if there is any coolant in it.[/quote]

It didn’t smell anything more or less than normal condensation I think. I’ll try again. I think I have a few brain cells left that I can spare in case the CO kills those.

The coolant looks clean. Its pink/purple as G12 coolant should be. My oil temp sensor died at 80k miles so I wouldn’t know if its higher than normal.[/quote]

I’m sorry. I meant the coolant temperature.

[Hobie]

To Pass Smog:
1. Stand outside the shop with a vaping device.
2. When it comes time for the rev check, start puffing large amounts of smoke.
3. Smog guy will assume the puff is from you and not the car!
4. Can’t see this missing 😉

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu][quote=ucodegen]@flu – if the steam from the exhaust has a ‘funky’ smell combined with a bit of an anti-freeze smell, it is getting into the cylinders and being burned. If it is just an anti-freeze smell, then it is post combustion. With the way turbos are designed, the water jacket is outside of the bearings and you will not leak into the exhaust. You would get water in the oil before leaking into the intake or exhaust. See http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/turbo.html%5B/quote%5D

Holy sheet. Where did you find this website? Thanks…[/quote]
I tend to be plugged into many things ‘auto’… and pre-empting things.. I am not an armchair mechanic. I have rebuilt about 6 different engine types. Even got into mods including porting work. I don’t do it for a business though.

[ucodegen]

[quote=FlyerInHi]ucidegen, you’re reading my comments too literally. [/quote] I take your statements as said. I don’t reinterpret. It is too easy to say ‘that is not what I mean’ etc, so I take it as exactly you state – literally. If that is not what you meant, don’t write/say it.[quote=FlyerInHi]
Germany doesn’t ban old cars. But they have a regime that makes owning old cars costly and inconvenient. At some point, buying new cars is more practical. [/quote] Incorrect again. Read the link I posted, where it mentions that there are discounts for classic vehicles maintained in near stock condition. They can get discounts on their registration and insurance
[quote=FlyerInHi] California smog program is also practically about inspection and inconvenience, and to dissuade people from tinkering with their cars. Without smog inspection our air would be dirtier for sure. I think it’s worth the costs/benefits.[/quote]That is not what it was billed as, promoted as. It was about reducing smog and pollution. As for doing that, it is both a success and a failure. It does not test to the intent and does not allow improving the clean air.[quote=FlyerInHi]
Not everyone should be a car “enthusiast.” If you’re really rich, you don’t care about costs. If you’re middle class you may give up the hobby if you have other priorities. If you’re poor, then being a car “enthusiast” is not practical. For everyone, you should not drive a car on public streets that doesn’t run clean (there are already exceptions for race cars, etc)[/quote] Who has the right to say that ‘not everyone should be a car “enthusiast”‘. Last time I checked, this is a democracy and there is a section that states “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” within the Declaration of Independence. Why do you think you or anyone else has the right to feel that suspending certain ‘pursuits of happiness’ based solely because one is not of the right “class”? Besides, I have already demonstrated that the way the law is written in California, does not ensure that cars run clean.[quote=FlyerInHi] A lot of people are upset with smog testing because they used to tinker with cars in their youth. It was a different time back then.[/quote]No, it is because the people are prevented from tinkering with THEIR CAR even if it does NOT increase pollutants and CAN REDUCE pollutants. Remember that most of the large changes that shaped this country came out of tinkerer’s garages.

PS: Look up MegaSquirt, and what it is being applied to, and what you can do with it.

[ucodegen]

[quote=Hobie][quote=flu]Actually that it might be a big deal if cel goes on because I think the smog test does a obd2 scan[/quote]

But repluging in the valve and resetting should remove the code so light will be off for test.

I don’t think past codes are problems. After all it ‘was’ fixed.[/quote] Actually the test does not do an OBD2 ‘scan’, or not exactly. It does a dump of the various ‘error’ states present on the car and what run-time tests have completed and which are pending. For the OBD2 results to be considered valid, there are to be no pending tests and no hanging error codes.

You may want to check if there are any ‘hanging’ codes and whether all run-time tests have completed.

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]
It didn’t smell anything more or less than normal condensation I think. I’ll try again. I think I have a few brain cells left that I can spare in case the CO kills those.
[/quote] The smell of ‘burning anti-freeze’ is actually quite pungent, or at least to me..

[ucodegen]

[quote=flu]Hey. I just thought of something techies. If I disconnect the power cable to the by passvalve, the valve will stay open to the wastegate. This would cause the wastegate to stay open and vent the exhaust gas out to the exhaust rather than the turbine. If a turbo doesnt spool, it shouldn’t leak right?

Hmm. I think I am qualified to work for VW.[/quote]
Actually, there is a greater possibility of leak when there is no pressure in the system. Leaks occur through pressure differential – which area/system has the greater pressure ends up being the ‘source’. I also think the passvalve is default closed, opened when electrically activated. I would have to double check on the Audi though.

[paramount]

Sorry for the thread jack, but…

Did anyone else see that Masarati Ghibli in front of the Carmel Valley Costco a few weeks ago?

Wow – that is a beautiful machine. I understand it has a Ferrari motor – all for like 70k.

Maserati is back in a big way. For the price of some 5 series you can drive an AWD Ferrari powered Maserati.

Maserati Ghibli -> one fine and sexy machine.

[mike92104]

[quote=flu]The turbo if it is an issue would be surprising considering I only run synthetic for the past 16years and the car has a turbo timer that leaves the engine running for two minutes after turning off the ignition so that the oil can cool without cooking the turbo. I was running a boosted chip though. The KO3 aren’t exactly known to last that long under a lot of boost. Car has about 110k miles.

And Brian, most cars these.days are moving towards turbo to meet cafe emission rules. So forcing people to drive newer cars is forcing people to go more from an n/a engine to those that are turned and as you say less reliable.[/quote]

What model of turbo timer are you using? I’ve been thinking about adding one to my car. I’m too impatient to wait for it to cool down.

[Coronita]

[quote=mike92104][quote=flu]The turbo if it is an issue would be surprising considering I only run synthetic for the past 16years and the car has a turbo timer that leaves the engine running for two minutes after turning off the ignition so that the oil can cool without cooking the turbo. I was running a boosted chip though. The KO3 aren’t exactly known to last that long under a lot of boost. Car has about 110k miles.

And Brian, most cars these.days are moving towards turbo to meet cafe emission rules. So forcing people to drive newer cars is forcing people to go more from an n/a engine to those that are turned and as you say less reliable.[/quote]

What model of turbo timer are you using? I’ve been thinking about adding one to my car. I’m too impatient to wait for it to cool down.[/quote]

Old one made by Greddy…I think they went out of business. You probably don’t need it. I don’t know a single BMW with a turbo that has one . And even after 16years of ownership of religiously cooling down the turbo for 2 minutes before shutting the motor, my turbo looks like it did fail.

Ah well. I got bigger problems now. I think really effed up my miata at an autocross today. I think I was down to 3 cylinders with the supercharger. And then the harmonic balancer wobbled and my supercharger belt broke. It was a fun course. And I should have stopped once the car started to misbehave. But I figure the motor was going to die soon anyway.

Two cars down, 3 to go…Lol…

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