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Ticking and Black Smoke under full load

Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 11:28 pm
by Trinker
Heres a good mystery for the community; after several days of hard work I've successfully installed the new turbo (aftermarket from RMI) on my 92 L300. During the process I also decided to do my blank my EGR. After tuning the turbo in via the wastegate actuator to 12 psi finally time for a real test drive! Only to have dreams of a perfect performance quickly stolen...
When really loading it up on the highway, pedal to the floor, high RPM, there is a sudden minor power loss accompanied with black smoke and a ticking noise. Disappears as soon as I back off the throttle. Any insight or ideas? Pretty stumped on this one..

Ticking and Black Smoke under full load

Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 12:27 am
by Trinker
Some more digging and I think I've found my culprit..

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=18056&p=133935&hili ... oil#unread

Going to check the boost again tomorrow, might have been a little over optimistic with my tune...