Excessive white smoke from exhuaust

Mateo

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My 165 has a pretty bad smoke issue from the exhaust and I'm not sure if its the lack of cat because mine is gutted or something else because it smokes pretty bad sometimes. Its not a headgasket or coolant issue because I have 1) good compression and passed a leakdown test and 2) don't lose coolant over time so I'm not really sure where to start other than cleaning my front mount intercooler out with some gasoline. My car has a full 2 1/2 inch exhaust system with a gutted cat, resonator and muffler.

Any tips on how I can stop this smoke? It's to the point where starting it up and going to a stop sign hides me like a Batman smoke screen.
 

Mateo

Member
CappsC":1cv4orid said:
Could be a valve stem seal...

The 2nd time I pulled my engine I actually did the stems. I found a broken valve spring too and it was somehow running fine
 

Mateo

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alltracman78":15zpw4gz said:
Sounds like your turbo.

How bad does the smoke get when your turbo seals go out? After I come to a stop it's dumping smoke out the exhaust and makes a smoke screen.
 
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