Hi guys was just wondering what sort of signs would you get if ur turbo was on its way out as I had a bit of steam coming out from the back on my bonnet after I had gave the car some stick and slight smell of coolent could this be on of the signs?
I had loss of power from the original spike tht was 18 psi now only spikes to 16 but still holds a bar strong the smoke is white I spose
Or youre engine, or the turbo are drinking collant , u must go and check it, Compresion test to the cilinders first. Don´t push to hard the turbo till u know what it is. Colud be from a leaking seal to a mechanic problem
lol that sounds like another rebuild.it did the same to me 3 times in a row hence why i got rid of it.i dont even think the dude from forge could fully sort it out either
What makes u say tht mate cuz the oil is fine and the antifreeze is not going down its doesn't seem to be down on power earthier
If you have any coolant leak into the engine, you would see the dreaded 'mayonnaise' on the oil filler cap. When the engine is cold, take the oil filler cap and look at the bottom of it. If it is covered in white gunk then coolant has leaked, and it don't take much to point to a problem beginning so you might not notice on the reservoir level.
Thats not strictly true. When the climate changes from warm to cold you tend to get a little mayo under the oil cap due to condensation. Typical signs are loss of coolant, lumpy running , loss of power and white steam out of the exhaust. You can always take the car to a garage for a sniff test if needed.
The car is not loosing antifreeze or using oil but is down 2 psi but still holding a bar as it should the spike is just not as high
Just re read the first post. You have the signs and symptoms of a bust rad. I bet its leaking at the only point you cant really see .. I confirmed mine by going out on a cold night , warming the engine and then braking hard. I saw a little steam come out of the front grille.
Brand new forge rad mate less than a month old mate this is driving me mad lol the rad won't effect my boost tho that's another one of the probs :-(
