STIKC
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2013 Subaru STI
Cobb SRI
Catback Exhaust (Straight Pipe / Resonator in mid pipe)
Brief Backstory:
At 5200 miles on the odometer I received a ring land failure in cylinder 3. Subaru broke down the engine and replaced the ring. It has been 7 months since then, about 1000-1500 miles on the car since the ring was replaced (I deployed).
How it started:
I installed my catless down pipe and put stage 2 cobb tune on my car. Noticed a couple days before the down pipe my car was smoking a little more than usual in the morning. But it was cold outside so really didn't think anything about it. Couple days after dp was installed I was filling up my car with gas and when I left I noticed I left the entire gas station smoke screened with white smoke (no oil smell). I immediately took the car to my buddies shop. We took stock top mount off and found 3-4oz of oil sitting inside, very low oil on the dip stick. We cleaned the bov, topped off the oil, and installed stock dp and took the car to subaru dealership. Was told "we couldn't find anything wrong with the car, no smoking issue and oil level is fine". I then did the following...
Stock tune - 2 days babing + 2 days normal driving (low boost) + 2 days harder driving (low boost most of the time, couple 50%-75% throttle pushing) = No loss of oil, no oil in turbo smart bov, no rough idle. Cold start I will have a small puff of blue smoke but thats it, very little visual smoke from then on... but it's cold outside so thats normal.
I put Stage 1 cobb tune on car and did 2 2nd gear pulls. I was hitting 15lbs boost with 18.2lbs boost target (map target is 18). Drove home and was letting it idle to cool down as I was texting a friend in front of my house. Noticed rough idling and took the following videos. I have 1/4-1/2 inch loss of oil on the dip stick. Oil shot out of my bov and blue smoke coming out of exhaust.
[video=facebook;10151908879330509]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908879330509&set=p.10151908879330 509&type=2&theater[/video]
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908879330509&set=p.10151908879330 509&type=2&theater
[video=facebook;10151908878445509]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908878445509&set=p.10151908878445 509&type=2&theater[/video]
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908878445509&set=p.10151908878445 509&type=2&theater
Conclusion:
I'm almost positive its turbo seal issue but thought I would "ask the audience".
No - I have not checked my oil level since I got the car back the dealership (idiot I know)
Yes - Day after I picked the car up from the dealership my fuel lines blew off and I had to reconnect them
Yes - My short ram was not put on all the way with the dealership, when we installed the dp we noticed it was put on but not tightened down with the clamp
Yes - I do not like this dealership and think their lack of brains caused this issue
Yes - The car sat for 6 months with very little driving done to it, so the lack of oil circulating might have did the final touches on the turbo going out
Yes - If the dealership actually pulls off not covering the turbo with the magnuson moss act in their face I'm going GTX3076R rotated turbo setup
Anybody have anything different they think it could be? This entire time I have been set on turbo seal. With cruise control on and the car hitting a small hill you can gill the car hesitate and kind of bog with power. When your in very low gears (coming from a stop) at times the car has a bog in power. It wasn't until the video with the very rough idling I got scared and thought maybe it's something other than the turbo.
Cobb SRI
Catback Exhaust (Straight Pipe / Resonator in mid pipe)
Brief Backstory:
At 5200 miles on the odometer I received a ring land failure in cylinder 3. Subaru broke down the engine and replaced the ring. It has been 7 months since then, about 1000-1500 miles on the car since the ring was replaced (I deployed).
How it started:
I installed my catless down pipe and put stage 2 cobb tune on my car. Noticed a couple days before the down pipe my car was smoking a little more than usual in the morning. But it was cold outside so really didn't think anything about it. Couple days after dp was installed I was filling up my car with gas and when I left I noticed I left the entire gas station smoke screened with white smoke (no oil smell). I immediately took the car to my buddies shop. We took stock top mount off and found 3-4oz of oil sitting inside, very low oil on the dip stick. We cleaned the bov, topped off the oil, and installed stock dp and took the car to subaru dealership. Was told "we couldn't find anything wrong with the car, no smoking issue and oil level is fine". I then did the following...
Stock tune - 2 days babing + 2 days normal driving (low boost) + 2 days harder driving (low boost most of the time, couple 50%-75% throttle pushing) = No loss of oil, no oil in turbo smart bov, no rough idle. Cold start I will have a small puff of blue smoke but thats it, very little visual smoke from then on... but it's cold outside so thats normal.
I put Stage 1 cobb tune on car and did 2 2nd gear pulls. I was hitting 15lbs boost with 18.2lbs boost target (map target is 18). Drove home and was letting it idle to cool down as I was texting a friend in front of my house. Noticed rough idling and took the following videos. I have 1/4-1/2 inch loss of oil on the dip stick. Oil shot out of my bov and blue smoke coming out of exhaust.
[video=facebook;10151908879330509]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908879330509&set=p.10151908879330 509&type=2&theater[/video]
(If video doesn't load)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908879330509&set=p.10151908879330 509&type=2&theater
[video=facebook;10151908878445509]https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908878445509&set=p.10151908878445 509&type=2&theater[/video]
(If video doesn't load)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151908878445509&set=p.10151908878445 509&type=2&theater
Conclusion:
I'm almost positive its turbo seal issue but thought I would "ask the audience".
No - I have not checked my oil level since I got the car back the dealership (idiot I know)
Yes - Day after I picked the car up from the dealership my fuel lines blew off and I had to reconnect them
Yes - My short ram was not put on all the way with the dealership, when we installed the dp we noticed it was put on but not tightened down with the clamp
Yes - I do not like this dealership and think their lack of brains caused this issue
Yes - The car sat for 6 months with very little driving done to it, so the lack of oil circulating might have did the final touches on the turbo going out
Yes - If the dealership actually pulls off not covering the turbo with the magnuson moss act in their face I'm going GTX3076R rotated turbo setup
Anybody have anything different they think it could be? This entire time I have been set on turbo seal. With cruise control on and the car hitting a small hill you can gill the car hesitate and kind of bog with power. When your in very low gears (coming from a stop) at times the car has a bog in power. It wasn't until the video with the very rough idling I got scared and thought maybe it's something other than the turbo.
