help please from you brain boxes

[mylilscooby]

could someone please clear something up for me?

how can you tell if your turbo is on its way out?
or how to tell if the piston rings or head gasket is failing before having a compression test done

[Scott.T]

if rings are gone it will smoke fromthe burningoil
if turbo oil seal has gone it will still smoke but there will be plenty of oil in the turbo outlet and intercooler pipe. most though will have about a 1/4 a teaspon of oil sat in the turbo outlet/intercooler hose.

headgasket you will be using water

[mylilscooby]

im getting confused because i lost all my oil the other day friday actually i have people saying its defo the turbo oil seal others saying 110% piston rings others saying head gasket its too confusing

[centurion73]

Originally Posted by SilverSurfer

if rings are gone it will smoke fromthe burningoil
if turbo oil seal has gone it will still smoke but there will be plenty of oil in the turbo outlet and intercooler pipe. most though will have about a 1/4 a teaspon of oil sat in the turbo outlet/intercooler hose.

headgasket you will be using water

Where would the smoke appear on both of the situations ???

[munk]

Originally Posted by centurion73

Where would the smoke appear on both of the situations ???

Exhaust

[centurion73]

I thought so, but I thought I ask the question... instead of me putting up answer and it being wrong.. hopefully that will help mylilscooby