I first noticed something wasn't right when I was on the highway going up hill 5th gear at 80. I gave it some gas and at about 3rd throttle down the rpms Rev and my car acts like it's in neutral. The MFI screen doesn't show the gear number either (manual btw) I was a while out from my town so I decided to cruise all the way back home barley giving any throttle. Nothing else seemed wrong with the car, no noises no check engine light no bucking. Just lost of power /acts like its in neutral at high rpms. I come back home and park the car and pop the hood and there's smoke coming from the turbo / back engine area. CRAP! While I'm looking for the suspect of the smoke I notice oil coming from underneath the car. I checked the oil and it was low but I didn't put any oil in seeming how I won't be driving it until monday to the shop (being Saturday into Sunday my usual shop isn't open) I had a couple people survey the car as well and took it around the block to see the symptoms. It only really seems to be losing power when boost hits or when it's supposed to hit. And at this point I'm on back roads to i can roll the windows down and the turbo sounds a little more noisy than usual. I only have a CAI and charge pipes as far as I can tell. Previous owner put that on not sure if there's anything else but I don't think so.
I moved the car back a little bit to see if it was still leaking oil and doesn't really seem to be anymore. People have told me it could be turbo seals, diverter valve, oil feed lines, vacuum lines. And from my own research it could be as bad as rear main seal. Decided to post this up to see more opinions. Like I said I'm bringing it to my shop on monday. If I wasn't clear on anything or didn't make any sense please don't hesitate to point it out.
I moved the car back a little bit to see if it was still leaking oil and doesn't really seem to be anymore. People have told me it could be turbo seals, diverter valve, oil feed lines, vacuum lines. And from my own research it could be as bad as rear main seal. Decided to post this up to see more opinions. Like I said I'm bringing it to my shop on monday. If I wasn't clear on anything or didn't make any sense please don't hesitate to point it out.