Turbo issue

I've heard seen other cars with bad wastegates do something similar, but my question is. What is the Association/ management going to say about your car pissing on the building? Smile

Dude did you park your car in the men's room?

Lol

But in all honesty, im wondering what the dealer is going to do regarding the warranty since your car is tuned with an aftermarket exhaust. Keep us posted and good luck!

Just curious... what kind of power are you making with the tune?

hesperus said:

Just curious... what kind of power are you making with the tune?

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The car is making around 600rwhp & the car is totally different than it was stock , power changed all the way from 40km roll / 60 roll / 90 roll (rolls i used to race on) , keeps slipping on pirellis PZero . Much fun to drive than before.

kpg said:

Dude did you park your car in the men's room?

Lol

But in all honesty, im wondering what the dealer is going to do regarding the warranty since your car is tuned with an aftermarket exhaust. Keep us posted and good luck!

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Ahhahaah Lol , Thats acctually the coolant splashing out from the exhaust.
Regarding the dealer , I will be informed soon how the case will be handled & will post any updates.

Steve33fish said:

I've heard seen other cars with bad wastegates do something similar, but my question is. What is the Association/ management going to say about your car pissing on the building? Smile

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Tomorrow i should know what's the exact issue in the turbo & ill post it here . Thats the garage wall dont worry about it LOL

Coolant should not be able to leak from the center section into the exhaust stream. I would be fearful that your RH side cylinder head is cracked where the water jacket is near the exhaust ports on the head. The turbo may not be the issue.

MP4Dream said:

Coolant should not be able to leak from the center section into the exhaust stream. I would be fearful that your RH side cylinder head is cracked where the water jacket is near the exhaust ports on the head. The turbo may not be the issue.

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It also could just be the head gasket and not the cylinder head itself

Yeah, you sure it's the turbo? Could just be head gasket.

Are you sure? That is a picture of the downpipe disconnected. The presence of coolant there only confirms that coolant was burning. Most turbo center sections have no seal for the path of coolant, as it's only there to dissipate heat from the hot metal. There are usually oil seals, though. I wouldn't rule out the head or the gaskets, particularly since this is the same side that mclaren heads have been cracking.

In order for the coolant to leak out from the turbo, the iron casting would have to crack, first.

MP4Dream said:

Are you sure? That is a picture of the downpipe disconnected. The presence of coolant there only confirms that coolant was burning. Most turbo center sections have no seal for the path of coolant, as it's only there to dissipate heat from the hot metal. There are usually oil seals, though. I wouldn't rule out the head or the gaskets, particularly since this is the same side that mclaren heads have been cracking.

In order for the coolant to leak out from the turbo, the iron casting would have to crack, first.

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Didn't want to say it but that's exactly what i was thinking. I am not a gambling man but would put money on the fact that once they fix this it's still going to smoke and that's a big worry because it then seems that many times the cars get around the 15k mark the head gasket goes.

I have the only upgraded aftermarket head gaskets available for these cars but I wonder why this is happening in the first place.

MP4Dream said:

I have the only upgraded aftermarket head gaskets available for these cars but I wonder why this is happening in the first place.

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Head gasket fail is usually due to a hot spot causing gasket deformation and or cylinder head distortion. The hot spot is caused by coolant leak leading to inadequate cooling. The coolant leak can be caused by poor hose clamp choice for the metal and plastic expansion rates of the cooling system, or a thermostat fail, use of wrong coolant liquid causing corrosion, or a coolant pump fail.
As you said earlier, even though the turbo temperatures are very high, cracks in the turbo metal housing are rare and the coolant path is routed around the bearing sleeves- no coolant seals involved. Also the photo shows the vapor coming from the exhaust. If the turbo coolant was leaking usually vapor would be coming from the engine bay.
Your work on a robust gasket and use of expanding hose clamps is great. A useful addition would be coolant temperature and pressure sensors monitor alarms--coupled with engine shutdown. My feeling is gauges may not be enough warning for expensive motors.

fhmmax said:

Didn't want to say it but that's exactly what i was thinking. I am not a gambling man but would put money on the fact that once they fix this it's still going to smoke and that's a big worry because it then seems that many times the cars get around the 15k mark the head gasket goes.

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Yea, I would be worried too. I mean if they catch it early enough, it's not a big deal. But the worry would be, if it's coming out the tail pipe at that point, is it possible for it to be early enough, or has enough gotten in that fixing just the pipe isn't going to cut it.

Where I think 'early enough' may work out is where the dealer during a service notices some leak or something but nothing is yet coming out the tail, and they fix that up. In such situations, I would be less suspicious.

Regarding the ones who say how is the coolant related to the turbo , the turbo is cooled by 2 lines - oil line & water coolant line .

Regarding the head gasket problem , its not the head gasket since you see in the picture posted , all the coolant dripping on the wheel axles of the car. if it was leaking from the head , it wouldnt be the same case & the engine will get damaged too.

However the dealer will still check everything else to know if there is anyother problem or damage.

Thank you.

Saifemad said:

Regarding the ones who say how is the coolant related to the turbo , the turbo is cooled by 2 lines - oil line & water coolant line .

Regarding the head gasket problem , its not the head gasket since you see in the picture posted , all the coolant dripping on the wheel axles of the car. if it was leaking from the head , it wouldnt be the same case & the engine will get damaged too.

However the dealer will still check everything else to know if there is anyother problem or damage.

Thank you.

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I hope you are right but i think you are wrong, car putting out steam at standstill is a classic sign of head gone.

Please let us know the verdict. Something seems off, here. How could coolant be leaking both inside and outside the turbo. Look for coolant evidence in the exhaust manifold.

Yes a roof leak is rarely directly above the floor puddle