ST185 extreemely sluggish and burning oil- URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!

[flyingtele]

Hi there, I have just finished putting a straight intake on my four, and the plugs have been changed. I went to test drive it today, and one of the coolant pipes to the turbo popped off, so all the coolant squirted out. prior to that i noticed that the car was extremely sluggish. There is also a known boost leak due to a crack in the intercooler. After I stopped I noticed s*itloads of white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe, and I could tell by the smell it was oil.

So I lost all coolant, and there was never any flowing through the turbo. Did I just blow the turbo seals, or the head gasket? Any help would be appreciated.

[jlspec]

The only why to tell is fix the issue and take it for a test drive. You might want to fix that leak from the intercooler, that will solve part of the sluggish. Anyway, white smoke from the exhaust mostly means BHG which oil will be mixed in. Fix the current issues and do some tests, thats the only way to tell.

[flyingtele]

Originally Posted by jlspec

The only why to tell is fix the issue and take it for a test drive. You might want to fix that leak from the intercooler, that will solve part of the sluggish. Anyway, white smoke from the exhaust mostly means BHG which oil will be mixed in. Fix the current issues and do some tests, thats the only way to tell.

Its not the boost leak making it sluggish, the leak has been there since I bought it, and the car used to be heaps faster. i'm getting very little throttle response, and at idle, the throttle does nothing untill it is pushed in about 3/4 of its travel

[TTercel]

Compression issue....Get a compression test.