CA smoking due to Turbo?!?!?!

[robunicu]

so im about to trade my sc400 for a s13 coupe with a ca. talked to the guy over the phone and hes telling me the car is smoking due to the turbo being bad, and all i would need to do is change out the turbo.... now im a newb:) and im wondering would a ca smoke due to the turbo being bad? and how much of a pain in the *** would it be to swap out the turbo? thx. guys
Modified by robunicu at 7:33 PM 1/28/2008

[splintercell]

yeah, def if turbo seals are gone. mine smokes when i get on it, but it also runs rich too. lol

[Ca_Silvia]

I hope you get it compression tested before you buy it.

[float_6969]

It could either be the turbo seals, poor drain back from the turbo, too much oil flow to the turbo, or bad piston rings.

Do a compression test on it and tell us what the numbers are.

[splintercell]

yeah most def check compression, but it is a 19 yr old turbo. time to upgrade.

[Indecisive]

get a leak down test as well. I thought my smoking was from the turbo, compression was alright, but the leak down test showed that oil was blowing up through the rings...:'(