this is posted on MDsupras.com and i am listing it here for more knowledge[since there is more here 
] i am blowing lots and i mean LOTS of smoke and this is the options my mechanic has given me....
*sigh*...... soooo
okay i get the call from bobby, my mechanic...says that the smoking is either the head the rings or the turbo....tells me since it was rebuilt he things maybe it was a bad rebuid and thats the problem.....
calls me back two days later[this morning] and says i pulled your turbo and it looks like someone poured a quart of oil in the manifold....so its def not the turbo....its either leaking from the valve(s) or he says the rebuild could have raised compression and forced the rings to allow oil by.....which i doubt
correct me if i'm wrong but using a stock head(3angle valve grind) and a stock HG and changing nothing but the TQ on the head bolts should not and almost certainly could not change your compression far enough to bump it past holding oil.....right?!
my next question is.....shouldn't a compression test or something tell you if the rings are bad???? i've done a compression test. its not hard
i was told he still can't tell if its in the head or in the bottom end.....but if i say check the top end....it is in the area of 700, if i say check the bottom[which as far as i am counting is a dumb idea] he says about 2200 and up depending on what needs replaced.....the 2200 being the labor
sooooo.....i have a car that was strong before I changed the head[way to go ] that is most likely leaking oil from the valves[not a super hard problem] i have 2" IC piping, greddy type-S BOV, NA cams, 3" cat-back, lo-tek triple pilar, free mods, and many pre89 to post updates....climate control, stalks,....this and that little things. should i fork over the cash and hope its the top end or should i beg at gregs feet to trade him my car and cash for his extra car????
i'm personally at a loss, and need input...
john
] i am blowing lots and i mean LOTS of smoke and this is the options my mechanic has given me.... *sigh*...... soooo
okay i get the call from bobby, my mechanic...says that the smoking is either the head the rings or the turbo....tells me since it was rebuilt he things maybe it was a bad rebuid and thats the problem.....
calls me back two days later[this morning] and says i pulled your turbo and it looks like someone poured a quart of oil in the manifold....so its def not the turbo....its either leaking from the valve(s) or he says the rebuild could have raised compression and forced the rings to allow oil by.....which i doubt
correct me if i'm wrong but using a stock head(3angle valve grind) and a stock HG and changing nothing but the TQ on the head bolts should not and almost certainly could not change your compression far enough to bump it past holding oil.....right?!
my next question is.....shouldn't a compression test or something tell you if the rings are bad???? i've done a compression test. its not hard
i was told he still can't tell if its in the head or in the bottom end.....but if i say check the top end....it is in the area of 700, if i say check the bottom[which as far as i am counting is a dumb idea] he says about 2200 and up depending on what needs replaced.....the 2200 being the labor
sooooo.....i have a car that was strong before I changed the head[way to go ] that is most likely leaking oil from the valves[not a super hard problem] i have 2" IC piping, greddy type-S BOV, NA cams, 3" cat-back, lo-tek triple pilar, free mods, and many pre89 to post updates....climate control, stalks,....this and that little things. should i fork over the cash and hope its the top end or should i beg at gregs feet to trade him my car and cash for his extra car????
i'm personally at a loss, and need input...
john
