blksylv
07-27-2009, 10:21 AM
well yesterday morning, car started up fine and i let it idle until it reached operating temp. i drove it down to the end of the driveway and it began to idle roughly and smoke a bit. i drove it to work but it sounded like it had an exhaust leak and i could smell fuel from in the cabin. then i got it to work and let it idle and white smoke began coming from the exhaust and from under the car. well when i left work it stil had a rough idle and smoked badly. the turbo barely made 3-4psi but the wastegate flapper on the exhaust side has been messed up for the past 2 weeks and has been halfway open only allowing about 5 psi. well went to a friends shop this morn and put the car on the lift expecting to find an exhaust leak but ended up finding the popping, backfiring and smoking has been coming from the open end of the screamer elbow. i checked for vaccum leaks and checked the fpr and everything seems to be in working order, kinda stumped about to go pull the plugs now and check those. i was thinking the turbo mightve died but the strong smell of fuel from the exhaust makes me think otherwise. has anybody had this happen b4. feel free to chime in with suggestions. thanx.
BTW car is a s14 w a s13 redtop w s14 bbt28,fmic,nismo fpr, screamer pipe and 3 inch exhaust
BTW car is a s14 w a s13 redtop w s14 bbt28,fmic,nismo fpr, screamer pipe and 3 inch exhaust