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I have an 96 r33gtst and it is blowing heaps of white smoke. I have checked other posts and they seem different,

i had 3/4 of a tank of fuel and in under 25km the tank was empty, the oil was full, same thing oil gauge droped to empty.

the car has absolutly no power and struggles to take off and runs like a piece of shit, the white smoke when started blows

alot and when i drive its still there but not as bad as the start.

can anyone help me with this problem??

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maybe you accidentally put the wrong fuel in it

ohh come on man.....he wouldnt be that naieve would he?

anyhow nickandsarah..

check your coolant, the resevoir and open the radiator cap when the car is cold.....have a look.......

im not 100% on this but this is what ive heard from tradesmen when i was doing the mechanic apprenticeship donkeys years ago.

when a car blows black smoke...its either running too rich or its burning oil...a black/purple tint in the smoke.

and when a car blows smoke that is white...means its combusting water....

it makes sense though..

so maybe thats your problem? theres a problem with water getting in the chamber and giving you shit house ignition/combustion....

let us know how you go...

i would personally check the coolant.....then if it is hardly any in there or lacking...id drain the rest....observe it closely, see if there is that oil/fuel residue in the coolant...

i hope this is not the cause, because if you have a hole in the water jackets and getting into the cylinders.... big probs.....big probs.... you would probably end up replacing most of the engine

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I have an 96 r33gtst and it is blowing heaps of white smoke. I have checked other posts and they seem different,

i had 3/4 of a tank of fuel and in under 25km the tank was empty, the oil was full, same thing oil gauge droped to empty.

the car has absolutly no power and struggles to take off and runs like a piece of shit, the white smoke when started blows

alot and when i drive its still there but not as bad as the start.

can anyone help me with this problem??

also come to think of it....

i would also check the spark plugs, make sure they arent fouled..

if they are OK....

start the car and pull each of the Ignition leads one by one and earth it out on the engine block...see if all have a spark for each cylinder...

because if you are chewing through fuel withought any Oomph.... then it could be Spark plug or the ignition leads or even the ignition Coil.

its hard to saay withought seeing your car

but try the above.,

this is just diagnostic....narrowing things down...

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thanks very much for the advice, i have checked the coolant and it is looking good and full, we have done a compression test and it is achieving 110/125 for each which is good but we have speculation that the turbo rear oil seal maybe gone so it could mean replace turbo :banana: because of lack of power and oil into the exhaust creating the white smoke. by the way the spark plugs are in good condition not fouled, looking pretty new.

what do you think?

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thanks very much for the advice, i have checked the coolant and it is looking good and full, we have done a compression test and it is achieving 110/125 for each which is good but we have speculation that the turbo rear oil seal maybe gone so it could mean replace turbo :banana: because of lack of power and oil into the exhaust creating the white smoke. by the way the spark plugs are in good condition not fouled, looking pretty new.

what do you think?

well thats good to hear so far....

ok ...so spark plug and coolant is good.

next... i would check the ignition......... like did u wash the engine by any chance? like a degrease?

because this happend to me a while ago..... i washed the engine and it was not sparking...water got into the spark plug & earthing out the ignition....

so start the car, pull the first ignition lead out from the spark plug with a set of pliers (so u dont get zapped) then put it on the earthing bracket on the engine block .. if theres spark...put it back...then do it to the next one........ thats to see if there is spark to the cylinders.

once thats all good... if the turbo is worn...you can generally check the state of the turbine fans.... you may need to pull it out...

let u s know

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Damn Nick, sounds like a bit of an unfortunate event for Christmas for ya. Definetely sounds like you blew the stock turbo. If it's pissing out white smoke its burning oil from the turbo. Easy way to check, jack the car up and unbolt the dump pipe at the cat, you'll most likely find bits and pieces of the ceramic exhaust wheel inside of it.

Also who did the compression test? If its consistent on all 6 cylinders that's the main thing, however 110-125 is pretty low....

If you need a hand, let me know and ill come check it out.

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