on the way home from University this morning, my car started smoking. Worse than a 2 stroke snowmobile or lawnmower engine. I looked under the hood and saw that the coolant was fine, and after a 5-10 minute drive home (limping it, not on boost, and no noticeable power loss off boost [fingers crossed]) there was no mayo in the oil.
When I checked the dipstick on the side of the road and on the driveway, each time I pulled it out, a bit of pressure was released. Aside from that, I can't see anywhere where it would be leaking.
Where do I start for troubleshooting this? I am planning to do a compression test when I get home from work in 6 hours. However, the temperature outside right now is -25C. Does this have any effect on the compression readings? Do I do the test on a warm or cold engine?
If compression comes back good, where do I look next? Turbo oil seals? are there any tell tale signs of oil leaks? I looked under the car and on the driveway from last night, and aside from the already leaking front crank oil seal (which is waiting to go on) there are no noticeable leaks aside from right around the stock oil seperator/rocker cover. I haven't had a chance to take anything off the car yet.
Any ideas or opinions are GREATLY appreciated. As this car is the daily driver, I can't have it up on jackstands for any length of time greater than a few days to a week.
TIA!
When I checked the dipstick on the side of the road and on the driveway, each time I pulled it out, a bit of pressure was released. Aside from that, I can't see anywhere where it would be leaking.
Where do I start for troubleshooting this? I am planning to do a compression test when I get home from work in 6 hours. However, the temperature outside right now is -25C. Does this have any effect on the compression readings? Do I do the test on a warm or cold engine?
If compression comes back good, where do I look next? Turbo oil seals? are there any tell tale signs of oil leaks? I looked under the car and on the driveway from last night, and aside from the already leaking front crank oil seal (which is waiting to go on) there are no noticeable leaks aside from right around the stock oil seperator/rocker cover. I haven't had a chance to take anything off the car yet.
Any ideas or opinions are GREATLY appreciated. As this car is the daily driver, I can't have it up on jackstands for any length of time greater than a few days to a week.
TIA!
