Blue smoke :( RB20DET

[wolfie]

I've recently noticed more and more blue smoke coming from my exhaust. It smells horrible, burns my nose and makes my eyes water if I get a good enough wiff of the shit.

I know this bad news but can I:

a) Determine whether it's the turbo, the rings, or something else easily?

B) Drive it around safely? Will it get worse?

Any other comments appreciated...

Mods are as follows:

RB20DET w/ custom plenium, Microtech LTX8, bov, stock rb20 turbo (Hoping this is shot and not the rings.. excuse for a bigger one ) fmic etc etc.. Internals and all the rest are stock

Car is going in for a service at Proconcept at West Ryde on Monday morning..

[Amaru]

Smoking all the time, only on boost, only when coming off boost?

Spend half a day pulling the turbo off, take it somewhere to get all the seals etc checked out. If it is stuffed, replace it, if it isnt chuck it back on and it shouldnt have cost you too much money.

[wolfie]

Smoking, well, all the time unfortunately.. So guessing it could be the rings, smoking alot more on boost though (naturally)

It's smoking enough to notice the smoke when your stopped at traffic lights, if you look out one of the windows

EDIT: Just went for another drive, it's funny, sometimes it blows smoke at idle whereas other times it doesn't (well if it does then you cant even notice it)

[Amaru]

get a compression + dry and wet leak down test done

[wolfie]

Yeah I will on Monday, just wondering if there was a way to tell the difference easily, I'm a bit anxious as to whether I'll be up for a whole lot of money... Only bought the car 3 days ago

[wheels_24]

I would go back to the guy you bought it off if he didn't tell you about it cause it sounds like you might have to open the engine up to fix this one i would say it is the rings my mate had the same problem blue smoke is a bad bad thing, i take it you didn't get a warrenty with the car

[sproosy]

it does sound like rings. How about valve stem oil seals?

[treo]

ring ring rings, do a comp test!

[FATGTS-R]

From the way you are describing it, it would of been blowing this smoke when you test drove the car? If so, why did you buy it?

Also, why did you not get the car thouroughly checked out before buying it?