Greddy Turbo overheating
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I just installed my greddy turbo and i got it to start but it seems like its making the engine overheat when i drove it and the car was vibrating alot. I turned the car off and popped the hood and there was lots of smoke comming from the engine. anyone had this kinda problem before?
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Run.... MM is going to get you!!!! HA HA
first thing go get a scanguage 2 at a min, it is cheap and easy to plug in and use, that is just a starter! It will give you real temps. Then you need to look at the Turbo posts here and get a feel for some gauges you will need asap. Air/Fuel, Boost, EGT etc. You are running stock tune?
first thing go get a scanguage 2 at a min, it is cheap and easy to plug in and use, that is just a starter! It will give you real temps. Then you need to look at the Turbo posts here and get a feel for some gauges you will need asap. Air/Fuel, Boost, EGT etc. You are running stock tune?
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Did you do the install yourself? The version of E-manage you have is important. There is an overoil to the turbo issue that can cause smoke in the exhaust, if you had to deflood you can get smoke as well.
Can you describe in detail what happened? How long was th drive, burning plastic kind of smell or something else?
Can you describe in detail what happened? How long was th drive, burning plastic kind of smell or something else?
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yea i installed it myself. i also had to deflood it today and then i drove it for a while. like 10 miles. at every stop light, smoke would come out and into the interior. i think it smelled like buring plastic. you could smell the smoke in my garage even after i parked it for half an hour and you could still see the smoke
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no, i do have the money to get it tuned but there isnt a place you can have it tuned at around here, i would have to make an hour drive
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I have never flooded the engine, so don't know about the smoke thing specifically. But I would think exhaust leak might be the issue if it is in the cabin. If you car is overheating in 10 min, your either out of coolant (cut a line, removed a hose, etc.) These are my best guesses as of now... then again I gladly paid a shop good money to put my turbo in.
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i was turned down when i asked this place where they did turbo kits and they said they dont do mazdas and the other place closed down so i gave up and installed it myself.
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oh man.... well you need to check yoru fluids all the time to start... especially since you dont have any gauges.... you need to also see if you have anythign sitting on the down pipe, turbo, etc that would melt.... then you may need a reducer for your oil feed line (if that is the common problem i am not to familiar, check to see ifyour return line is kinked, then all said and done tow it to some place that will tune it.... with as little vital readings you have you have no idea what the car is doing, running lean/rich, timing is bad etc.... get it looked at..
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Did you do the 3 fixes: https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-major-horsepower-upgrades-93/definitive-greddy-turbo-fixes-here-they-81825/
And the oil restrictor: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ght=restrictor
And the oil restrictor: https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...ght=restrictor
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Relax. All new kits do that as the layers of dust and cosmoline burn off. It will go away in a few hours of driving. - the smells and the smoke will anyway. Probably not the vibration. Maybe you forgot to tighten the engine mount.
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used turbo shouldn't... mine didn't anyway, and mine was also rebuilt.
tuning costs will depend on what kind of fuel management system you're using and the shop you bring it too. Just guessing, I'd say you should expect it to cost somewhere around 65-85/hr. If you're going on a dyno, add another $80-100 to that cost for the dyno time, per hour.
Expect it to take about 3 hours total (unless you run into any unexpected issues, or if your tuner isn't familiar with your fuel management system), with one of those 3 hours on the dyno. Time flys really quickly...
tuning costs will depend on what kind of fuel management system you're using and the shop you bring it too. Just guessing, I'd say you should expect it to cost somewhere around 65-85/hr. If you're going on a dyno, add another $80-100 to that cost for the dyno time, per hour.
Expect it to take about 3 hours total (unless you run into any unexpected issues, or if your tuner isn't familiar with your fuel management system), with one of those 3 hours on the dyno. Time flys really quickly...
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well....i found out its not from the engine when i saw where the smoke was comming from in the light and it seems like its commin off the turbo. im pretty sure the turbo's not suppose to be making that much smoke...it basically looks like im doing a burn out when im at a stop light.
im gonna put some more coolant in it to see if it helps but does it matter what kind of coolant i use? do i have to go to mazda and get it?
im gonna put some more coolant in it to see if it helps but does it matter what kind of coolant i use? do i have to go to mazda and get it?
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now another problem popped up!!! the oil change light turned on!! i just poured 3 quarts of brand new royal purple in it!!! this doesnt mean i have to change it already right!?!