Smokey exhaust

[3.0 GT]

I know I have been making few threads lately but this one is worrying me. When I first start up my car and let it run for a little while then I rev it up a huge cloud of white smoke comes from the exhaust. I just rebuilt my engine with new pistons, rings, gaskets, seals, mhg, arps. There is no milky oil and no smoke or low coolant. When I wipe my finger in the muffler it has black oily substance in the end. I don't know if the ignition timing is correct. The water temp sensor is disconnected and is also giving me the error code for that. The pcv hoses are not a tight fit and may be sucking in extra air. There is also 7 quarts of oil in the engine which I think it could be putting extra oil back into the pcv system. By the way it's an 89 turbo 5sp. What could be causing this? Thanks

 

[JDMMA70]

running a little rich? My car used to do that the ignition timing was off.

 

[3.0 GT]

running a little rich? My car used to do that the ignition timing was off.

How do I set the timing without a timing light??

 

[JDMMA70]

Last time i did this you can call it a stroke of luck, but you have to do this when the car is fully warmed up.

If it can be adjusted then let the car idle and loosen the bolt holding the CPS in place and rotate it either up or down until you see 650rpms on the tach.

Also note do this only if the Timing cant be adjusted to 10' BTDC or if you can get it to 650rpms on the Tach.

1. Turn off the car.
2. Rotate the crank till everything is at TDC.
3. Then pull out the CPS, and line it up as per TSRM. Hopefully someone previously left a mark to where it should be when its inserted. If not you kind of have to go buy where you would normally see it at 10' BTDC.
4. Turn the car on and the idle should be at 650rpms.

I did this on a friends car and got it right the first time checked the timing later and it was spot on 10'.

Hope this helps.

 

[3.0 GT]

Last time i did this you can call it a stroke of luck, but you have to do this when the car is fully warmed up.

If it can be adjusted then let the car idle and loosen the bolt holding the CPS in place and rotate it either up or down until you see 650rpms on the tach.

Also note do this only if the Timing cant be adjusted to 10' BTDC or if you can get it to 650rpms on the Tach.

1. Turn off the car.
2. Rotate the crank till everything is at TDC.
3. Then pull out the CPS, and line it up as per TSRM. Hopefully someone previously left a mark to where it should be when its inserted. If not you kind of have to go buy where you would normally see it at 10' BTDC.
4. Turn the car on and the idle should be at 650rpms.

I did this on a friends car and got it right the first time checked the timing later and it was spot on 10'.

Hope this helps.

Do I need a timing light to see if it's at 10 degrees btdc

 

[JDMMA70]

Well it would certainly help, but if you dont have one you can at least get it close.

 

[super.secret.supra.club]

but one. $80 dollars for a decent one from sears. if you still cant afford one Mr. JDM here is your best bet. atleast your close.

ed.d.

 

[fonz87]

autozone has some for cheap, i think i bought one for like 30.

 

[gaboonviper85]

Jesus people it's winter time....does it seriously take a ninja to figure out that every car has white steam/smoke comeing from it upon startup??? The black oily shit is carbon..carbon is a byproduct of combustion...considering your exhaust is blowing steam ofcourse when you run your fingers threw it it's going to be black and oily feeling!!

Go stick your finger in the ass of your neighbors car and tell me what you find

Am I the only person in the world that notices that steam comes from your exhaust when it's cold???? Do you think all the cars in the morning that are smokeing all have bhg's??

Seriously...I'm really not trying to be rude but god damn this is the most basic of basic science....and I'm a highschool dropout...

I know it's stressful when building a car but come on it's fucking cold out...what do you think is supposed to happen?

 

[solpower]

im actually having sorta the same problem mine only smokes when i come to a stop doesnt smoke at launch or much under boost but when i come to a stop light a trail of smoke comes drifting by me

 

[gaboonviper85]

thats because you are moving and there is air turbulence behind you causing the steam to be blown away....every car in the winter does this.....seriously i wouldnt lie to you

put it this way...go outside and slowly let your breath out and look at the fog it makes....now close your lips semi tight and then blow out your breath really really hard...as hard as you possibly can...if you notice you dont see as much fog...

had i made that video while driveing you wouldnt see as much fog....but it is there it just gets blown around and dispersed very quickly.

please yall try to remember what time of year it is and how cold it is outside.....and try to use common sense while diagnosing problems with your car....sometimes one needs to just sit back and think...i know its hard...but i have faith...and i have hopes for each and every one of you....although the rocket scientist is now scratched off the board..

 

[gaboonviper85]

when the temp outside gets to about 50 deg all this smoke nonsense will go away.....or if you drive your car around for an hour or so then youll notice it doesnt smoke cause its finally gotten the exhaust system and engine hot....but if you sit and idle for an extended period it will start steaming again....pretty normal....i had this figured out when i was like 9 years old lol

 

[3.0 GT]

when the temp outside gets to about 50 deg all this smoke nonsense will go away.....or if you drive your car around for an hour or so then youll notice it doesnt smoke cause its finally gotten the exhaust system and engine hot....but if you sit and idle for an extended period it will start steaming again....pretty normal....i had this figured out when i was like 9 years old lol

i know that cars smoke when there cold. but mine smokes even after driving it for a long time. as someone else sayed i notice it when i stop but when it is sitting there warming up if i rev it it has like 3 times as much smoke as yours in the video. and its not as cold here as there.

 

[romaniello]

Maybe you're leaking oil into your turbo.

 

[3.0 GT]

Maybe you're leaking oil into your turbo.

turns out the smoke is more blue than white and it is burning oil. i did a compression test and all cylinders were around 150. number 3 plug was fouled but i am pretty sure it fouled because i had the engine upside down and it never burnned out to well. would a fouled plug cause blue smoke? im narrowing it down to valve seals.