[:@]a '95 talon awd. it's blowing smoke like crazy at idle. it really blows smoke when you are driving, but it tends to not blow as bad when you are driving a constant speed. but if you decrease speed for any reason, it's like a burnout contest! the turbo was replaced i was told. it looks brand new. i'm wondering if it's valve seals or the turbo wasn't properly installed? any advice would be highly appreciated!

 

what color smoke. Could be either oil or coolant

 

it's oil without a doubt. the coolant stayed full. the oil was full when i left leesburg. i was driving home to orange county which is about 90 miles away. the oil light came on when i was pulling into my drive way. after letting the car sit awhile. i checked the ground for possible oil leaking spots and there weren't any. (newly built house, first owner)

 

possible vavle stem seals or piston rings. . . that would be my guess for burning that much oil

 

i was thinking along those lines also, i'm think about rebuilting the motor anyway! i'm checking out a couple of companies in the area. (jackson auto machine and dtm motorsports) but i really wasn't ready to do it right away.

 

if you are just looking for a daily driver that is reliable you have a good car if you rebuild it or fix your problem. if you are looking for a speed demon. SELL THE CAR you won't get anymore than 150whp out of the car (on a dynojet) without spending at last 4k to turbo the car. trust me, i've been there.

 

RCJ read his post he has a awd tsi . not a 420a. Jackson Auto Machine is a good place to go to. But the first thing i would do is a compression test on the cylinders. Its cheap and easy to do and that will let you know what problems you have

 

hey chief...the car is already turbo charged. i plan on spending that amount on getting the motor degrease,and stroked. i just want to know if buy and install a new turbo, will that get rid of my problem. or do i have to send it to a shop to get the valve seals done.

 

my bad, i was thinking about a different post and a different person. i don't think the turbo is your problem. sounds like something internal, like the rings or seals. if you are going to stroke it, you will need a larger turbo or you will be wasting your money, what did you have in mind?

 

i've heard about doing a compression test! because i'm pretty sure that the man that wheni bought this car from, hesaid, that he had it done already. that's when the tech told him to buy a new turbo. i even have that stock turbo, and it has alot of shaft play. (forward & back)