So i haven't writen in the topic for a good while due to work and other issues but if any of you guys read my other threads then u might know what my issues are , but if u havent then ill refreseh everyones memoreis ... so a while back i start getting this whitish smoke from my exhaust so i ask around and the intial response was bad turbo... so i order a kit and i rebuild it myself nothing smoke still present and at the same time i noticed what to be oil coming out of my exhaust .at this point i thought well maybe i didnt do rebuild my turbo right so i decided to purchase a new one to just make sure that wasnt my problem well i purchased the turbo from rons turbo service i belive in utah and the product is great feels great but still the oil is present so i am wonder what could be causing oil to feed through the turbo and out of the exhaust. things that i want to point out is it still drives great feels even better with the new turbo but what could cause this a few ppl asked if i noticed oil coming out of my up pips but it doesnt seem to be oil jus some simple soot but the exhaust side of my turbo is oily the few times ive taken my turbo out.... well sorry for the long story just want to get some feed back frome anyone one thats run into this problem it seems i will have to take the truck somewere to get check out or diagnosed .. but i thought maybe someone can fill me in with some theorys before i take her in...

 

well. it looks to me like maybe one of your injector seals failed , or its failing,
or more to this, could be an head gasket, , did you check compression on you cylinders?
dont know just throwing ideas,

 

hey any info i get is great info for me ... as for the compression test a buddy of mine was supposed to check that for me but i havent been home due to work and i need to ask him when he gets a chance ... and for the o rings i would have to get someone to check that for me cause i dont want to get my hands that far deep with the truck due to tools and time ...

 

The compression test will tell you something. Also have him do a leak down test. That might tell you more, like if an injector isn't sealing well. I just can't understand how there's oil after the turbo, but none in the up-pipes.

 

Probably getting burned off of the exhaust system walls due to the higher temperature and then post turbo it condenses like steam to water would.
That's about as scientific as I can get.
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99SevenPoint3 how much blow by is coming out of the oil filler cap at idle, fully warmed up? Is it a nice wisp? Or is it a lot stronger?

If that test passes, get it over with and pull the injectors!

 

When I jerked my gear shift **** off and missed a shift resulting in two broken rockerams and a bent pushrod. The o-rings on that injector got trashed and it smoked like that till I changed the o-rings. It wasn't hard to do I think the o-ring kit from the local Ford shop cost me 18.00. thats for 1 injector.

 

i diffentely got to get on the ball with this problem ... kinda sucks just letting it set their...Kwik i think the blow by is a lil stronger i got a old vid ill post i havent taken any new vids ...

 

One other question i wanted to ask you guys is if their is a compresion problem or o-ring leak... is the truck supposed to run any differently like in lack of power or rough running things of that nature?

 

If either one is really bad, yes, there will be difference in the way the truck runs. However, if it's something like a leaking o-ring, and it's a small leak right now, the truck won't run much differently.

 

thanks jeremy the reason i ask is because prior to me replacing the turbo the truck ran fine just the smoke present now with the new turbo feels even better just still the oil seems to find its way through the system ... jus wanted to know if it made a huge diffence in how the truck would perform ...

 

Check your CCV hose to make sure it has no restrictions in it. I'd even pull it off the doghouse and blow in it just to make sure. I've read that the oil drain back from the turbo bearing area is by gravity feed, and a clogged CCV hose can increase the CC pressure enough to inhibit this drain back mechanism, and this allows oil to enter the hot side of the turbo and smoke.

If the CCV hose checks out, then pull the oil cap and zip tie an old white tee shirt (folded into fourths for a X8 total thickness) to the oil filler cap opening and go for a rest drive with a few hard accelerations. The shirt should have some oil mist on the first few layers, but not be saturated with oil all the way through. Ford has an official blow by test using a special oil cap, etc... if you want to test it more exactly. This is the recommended test before going to the trouble of doing a compression test.

 

sounds like a plan to me ill remove and and see if its not by any chance cloged... thanxs for ur post!

 

Ok so i finally got around to doing a compression test and well that checked out fine... So now im going to move on to the injectors ... A cup might be cracked from what im hearing or those injector o-rings ...