# SR20. White smoke? Blue smoke? Black smoke?

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**Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-white-smoke-blue-smoke-black-smoke/149750 "2008-09-18T21:46:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sr20-white-smoke-blue-smoke-black-smoke/149750/6 "2008-09-19T17:46:37Z")

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> [@Sirius: check.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sirius-check/6273/28):
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> oil from your turbo would be black, white smoke can mean that steam is building up, do you have a oil pressure guage? Looks like you’ll have to crack open your engine, most likely some seal is broken like a headgasket or something, someone correct me if worng.
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> Best of luck,  
> Alex

Black? I think not man, I just took off a turbo that would intermittently blow shit tonnes of blue. And other times would burn super clean. If your running a bushing turbo, and all your other fluids havent mixed, I’d blame the boost side of your engine. Pop off the front side of your turbo and check for forward and back shaft play.

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