does this mean i have bad turbo?

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dtpBrugal

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i was driving todayn my car started smoking out of no where .then it stop .then it stared again. them stop...it kept repeatin this.
 
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dtpBrugal;1466841 said:
i was driving todayn my car started smoking out of no where .then it stop .then it stared again. them stop...it kept repeatin this.
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2 things:
First, give us a better description of the problem, and we might be able to offer a suggestion. "smoking out of no where" isn't too useful for us. Second, and one I personally find more important, take a few seconds to type your post in a semi coherent way. In other words, attempt to use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Now to offer some help. Did you have any unusual readings on your gauges? Specifically high temperature. Also, were you able to tell if the smoke had any smell to it?
-AM3
 
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well when i was driving home my car started to smoke out(white smoke) of the tail pipe. there were no warning signs. it just happened and the car had been running good before that. what could have caused it? all the gauges were fine.


Another MkIII;1466867 said:
2 things:
First, give us a better description of the problem, and we might be able to offer a suggestion. "smoking out of no where" isn't too useful for us. Second, and one I personally find more important, take a few seconds to type your post in a semi coherent way. In other words, attempt to use capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.

Now to offer some help. Did you have any unusual readings on your gauges? Specifically high temperature. Also, were you able to tell if the smoke had any smell to it?
-AM3
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dtpBrugal;1466871 said:
well when i was driving home my car started to smoke out(white smoke) of the tail pipe. there were no warning signs. it just happened and the car had been running good before that. what could have caused it? all the gauges were fine.
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Should we tell him?
::bhg::
EDIT: It could be a bad turbo, but given that BHG is so common on these cars in stock form, I would have to say that your odds are about 99.99% that it is a BHG. How many miles on the car?
-AM3
 
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dtpBrugal;1466880 said:
is not a blown head gasket. i just replaced it with cometic head gasket and arp studs
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Did you get the head machined? Torque to 75 ft-lbs?
If you machined the block, did you have it machined with the timing case in place?
-AM3
 
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dtpBrugal

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i replaced the head gasket like 3 week ago with cometic metal head gasket and arp stud.Also my car wasnt spoolon at all,The boost meter was moving but not above 0
Another MkIII;1466874 said:
Should we tell him?
::bhg::
EDIT: It could be a bad turbo, but given that BHG is so common on these cars in stock form, I would have to say that your odds are about 99.99% that it is a BHG. How many miles on the car?
-AM3
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dtpBrugal

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I pay a mechanic to do the jod for me. but also the car been running great.Except for the turbo not spoolin.
Another MkIII;1466883 said:
Did you get the head machined? Torque to 75 ft-lbs?
If you machined the block, did you have it machined with the timing case in place?
-AM3
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Why don't you just test it and see? Like viper my gut feeling is he pooched the job...

Btw all these posts claiming "but the car was fine yesterday" crack me up. How do these people think shit breaks? One moment it works and the next it doesn't...
 
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