Turbo Smoking at 83K?

[20RuImprezd04rex]

I own a 2004 wrx 5spd with about 83,000 miles, and for about 11K miles the turbo smokes every now and then. It is a stock turbo and still has the heat shield on it and i cannot locate exactly where the smoke is coming from. Ive heard from some friends (that dont own suby's) that it could either be an oil line or a crack in the housing? Is this possible and if so, is my only option upgrading the turbo :lol: . Please let me know what to do. Thanks.

ScottieBoy


and if i do have to upgrade the turbo, anyone know of a VF34 for sale that is cheap. i found a VF34 with injectors and a fuel pump at speedelement.com for $1399 as a kit.

also wanted: CobbTuning accessport (unmarried)

[Pedro]

it is probably the turbo going. the bearing seals start to leak when they go bad

[UP2MTNS]

I concur.

[Redsubie]

If you're that worried about it then just replace the TD04. There's always someone upgrading their stock turbo for a bigger one & selling the TD04 for about $100 or less... or if you're feeling a little ballzy just get a stock STI (VF39) for around $350.

That actually happened to me on my 02'. It was smoking near the turbo... so I just took it off.

[409industries]

Thats what i was thinking... this would be a good time to upgrade! of course the wallet always has its limitations...

[Xanaduce]

Is the smoke under the hood, or out the exhaust only? Only reason I ask, is I've seen a bad PCV valve actually get oil in an intake piping before and your post didn't specificly answer that question.

It could be a simple as a copper crush washer on an oil line went, or a cracked housing if its under the hood. Could also be a leak at the downpipe, which could have led to the seal on the exhasut side going bad too.

Sorry if I jsut gave yu nightmares, but I've had a turbo i swore I tore up, and another model exact part no and all on another car, give me nothing but headaches, (and that one was babied.)