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Old 10-14-2013, 12:27 PM
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Ok just letting everyone know I got my 5.3 gt45 turbo build done the little turbo makes some power but I ran into a prob it kept leaking oil in the turbo so I rebuilt it and still did it come to find out my air filter was to small it was a cheap blue one from autozone too it made a vacuum and was sucking oil threw the turbo shaft so I put a big K&N on it and its all fixed just wanted everyone to know in chase u ever have this prob
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Good to know, thanks for the update
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What symptoms were you having when this was occurring if you don't telling?
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White smoking out the down pipe when u get down on it
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White smoking out the down pipe when u get down on it
Interesting. The reason I was asking is I am getting some blueish smoke sometimes when I am coming to a stop and I noticed the other day I had some whiteish smoke every once in a while that would just kind of "roll" out of the exhaust from time to time. I however only have screens over my turbos right now.
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How do u have your drain?
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I'm not exactly positive because I bought this car already done like this but I think it is just a gravity drain from the turbos to the oil pan? My turbos sit really low like bottom of the radiator low.



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