yeah baby! excellent tips!

quick update... i guess from your description my oil situation is normal.

soooo.... i reinstalled my turbo as per this thread's advice... i also had a trap-ox replacement pipe fabricated (my old one was a gutted trap-ox... re-call not applicable here)... i errrr... misplaced my EGR and blocked off the hole in its place. as per forum advice...for testing/offroad purposes... oh yeah, i also checked the wastegate and it was seated properly, opened and closed easily enough with the actuator disconnected.

anyway... install went pretty well...here's my concern:

the engine seems to be more responsive (tested throttle/car in PARK)..but there seems to be LOADS of soot/carbon coming out the tail pipe... as in TONS of carbon... am I only now enjoying a working turbo after replacing the gutted trap-ox and blocking off the EGR?...or is it something else? i haven't tried driving it yet i want to check with you guys first. thanks much appreciated

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85 190E 2.3(SOLD)
86 230E (-->300D) sold
87 300D (-->300TD) sold
68 250S w/ a 615 and manual tranny (RIP)
87 300TD (SOLD)
95 S280 "The KRAKEN" (Turbo 2.9 602 transplant) traded
86 190E 2.3... current project