ruff idle and smoke
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Pembroke Pines Fl.
ruff idle and smoke
I recently noticed my 2001 A&A supercharged stock 80K mile LS-1 idle is ruff and when the throttle is applied I see smoke in the mirrors , mostly from the left exhuast. good oil psi. and temp maintains aroun 185 deg.
Car still has plenty of power and it seams to smooth out starting at 1,200 rpm . It will also idle at about 1,500 for about 4to5 seconds then come down to 600 rpm. this all happened after a spirited run at 10 P.S.I. of boost. No smoke at idle. I also noticed that sometimes I have oil on the garage floor next to the l/h front tire . cant seem to find where its comming from . it will go days without leaking then all the sudden oil on the floor. any suggestions?
Car still has plenty of power and it seams to smooth out starting at 1,200 rpm . It will also idle at about 1,500 for about 4to5 seconds then come down to 600 rpm. this all happened after a spirited run at 10 P.S.I. of boost. No smoke at idle. I also noticed that sometimes I have oil on the garage floor next to the l/h front tire . cant seem to find where its comming from . it will go days without leaking then all the sudden oil on the floor. any suggestions?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,163
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From: Oceanside California
Chipped valve, partially blown head gasket, failed valve spring... there's a number of possible issues. If the leak is new and related to the issue, probably head gasket. Under pressure it may be enough to blow by the gasket.
