Smoking and Turbo Seals

[blackbetty]

For those of you who havent seen it, heres a vid of mine smoking on the weekend. It was after a day of heavy driving the previous day, but the morning this was taken the car was still fairly cold, had been driving very calmly and it started smoking when I was stopped idling. Car is starting to smell quite bad and now feels a bit sick to drive

YouTube - Blackbetty's smokin Ride

[matt]

I can confirm she was driving like a nanna that morning, this was taken about 11am. TG and I met her at her work (assuming she had only driven from home to work) and had breakfast, so the car had been sitting for at least 90 minutes (more so because she was there before us) we had only driven approx 8km and were under the speed limit the whole way before we stopped for photo's in the park where the video was filmed.

[tricache]

far out!!! thats crazy!! the MPS's turbo seals are turning out like the Maz 3's 3rd gear...always problems.

[Nexus]

far out!!! thats crazy!! the MPS's turbo seals are turning out like the Maz 3's 3rd gear...always problems.

Perhaps your gearbox isn't worn-in yet? Since ~28,000K, poss earlier with the penrite SYN 75W90 (?) alternative oil, mine's been slick. Only notice it being notchy when cold now, and quickly warms. It did take a long time to wear in. Really happy with the feel of mine these days.

Certainly a 50% failure rate from those responding to the poll is unexpectedly high and obviously doesn't seem to be related to exhaust mods etc. I think in the past, it's the modders who are more likely to be online talking about it and hence that's why there's been an appearance of it being a mod problem.

Does anyone want another similar thread discussing the third gear "issue"?
If you've found this thread informative, I'd be inclined to run a small number of others on issues that are common enough to warrant it.

[tricache]

the 3rd gear "issue" is an old "issue" I think its got to do with the Maz gearbox itself, I have 58,000K on the clock and a fair amount of those KMs was done with a TWM Short Shifter and I haven't had a issue...yet....

*back on topic*
has this turbo seal problem been more with the 3's or has it been all the way through the turbo maz range? (MPS6, CX7 & CX9)

[teedee]

the 3rd gear "issue" is an old "issue" I think its got to do with the Maz gearbox itself, I have 58,000K on the clock and a fair amount of those KMs was done with a TWM Short Shifter and I haven't had a issue...yet....

*back on topic*
has this turbo seal problem been more with the 3's or has it been all the way through the turbo maz range? (MPS6, CX7 & CX9)

I'd be very surprised if a CX9 had a turbo issue

[matt]

BB Has a 6 MPS

[Nuliaj]

What exactly is the 3rd gear issue?

[Jmac]

Guys, If you have any other possible warranty issues other than the smoking turbo, please post here
http://www.ozmpsclub.com/forum/tech-...nty-fixes.html

[EQ]

Out of interest...my smoker started at 30,000 literally a few days after a service. During a really really hot period of QLD weather - is extreme heat a possible starter?

Hmmm...biiigger inteercooooleeeer