Originally Posted by shawn_crx8891
ok, i braved the cold and went to have another look. i pulled the plugs and they are a little white and smell like burnt oil. there may or may not be oil leaking out of the turbo, but there is definite leakage from the hole in the downpipe. anything else i should look for, things to try, thoughts or ideas? please let me know, thanks.
sounds like a bunch of different things.....none of them good. plan on a rebuild soon. turbo is probably toast and maybe an oil ring. if you need a motor assembled let me know a shop here south of pittsburgh is really good and pretty reasonable on price