Recent content by tomgt106

yeh will do.. i did do a compression test to check internals and found all four cylinders were running 190psi.. not a mechanic but seems abit high?

i do need to as its been sitting on my drive for a couple of months so will do a service soon.. i have an rx7 tmic, i put it on with the used turbo didnt notice any oil inside but may have been wrong lol.. would the oil still be in the exhaust?

this is from race-tech website but the return pipe (on the right) has no kink in it where as mine has a slightly kink in it. should the pipe be straight or does it have a kink in it on purpose?

yeh im not too sure what it smells like i think its oil but has a slight smell of fuel aswell, i thought about the fuel filter but didnt think this would cause smoke? yeh waters fine and no oil under oil cap if youre thinking HG lol my last turbo had oil leaking from the seals for around 3...

the smoke is white/grey as far as i can see, the only other problem i have is the turbo seems abit laggy and when stopped the idle is a bit erratic, one day it may settle fine at 800rpm but then drop as low as 600rpm but then another day may idle at 1100rpm (this is mainly when the smoke starts)...

Hi guys, starlets been smoking for a while now, i dont get any smoke on start up or when on boost but i get smoke when i sit at traffic lights for more than 30 seconds, it then starts to smoke then i get a puff as a pull away and its gone until i stop again. Now ive changed the turbo a...

o really? i didnt know that haha..ill have a look when it stops raining lol cheers mate

no note sure theyre to do with the air con mate but will have a more thorough look tomorrow, maybe the one near the gearbox is but near the inlet manifold seems to go into the bulkhead?

Hi guys not been on here in a while due to personal issues, just back working on the GT and have found two random connectors in the engine bay any ideas what they are?ive had a look around and cannot see anything that they would connect to. first one is near the top right of the intercooler...

Yeh exactly..smoke has reduced slightly (ran a additive) see how it goes i guess.. cheers for the advice

hi guys..having to get a smaller cheaper car to run for work..(60mile round trip) so getting rid of the starlet but it has nearly a full tank of petrol in it lol got myself a new car so want the fuel from the starlet.. how would i go about draining it? cheers...tom.

I thught that..how would i get rid of the carbon..wouls i need to run an additive to clear it? Would carbon build up cause smoke?

Ok how would i go about looking at the timing?

hi guys.. did compression test this morning as car has been smoking abit on idle and already changed the turbo so just trying to narrow down my problems really! got the engine to operating temperature.. and got the following results.. 1:190 2:192 3:190 4:190 now from what i...

Hi guys can someone tell me the dump pipe diameter? Looking at a hks bov and want to know the size..the bov outlet is 20mm.. Is this the same as the starlet? Cheers in advance