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Posted by baggar11 on August 30, 2013 at 11:35 AM
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Message I've been noticing recently that at idle and usually after coming to a stop, randomly gray smoke will pour out of the back of the Z. If I put a little load on the engine and pull forward even 2 ft, the smoke stops. Boosting at WOT it doesn't smoke. It doesn't do it all the time, but mostly happens at idle or after coming to a stop.

Search revealed that there could possibly be a leak in the brake master cylinder and it's randomly pulling in brake fluid. Is that a possibility?

The motor runs great @ 181K. I also have stock injectors. Could it be that an injector is dumping a little too much fuel at times? I don't have cats on the car currently. Would unburnt fuel still turn into gray smoke in the exhaust?

My turbos are also stock originals too. Could it be turbos?

-baggar11
1987 300zx n/a (sold)
1990 300zx TT

     
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