New Turbos - White smoke in engine bay & exhaust

[jhardy1]

I just went through the absolute bear of a task that is replacing both turbos on my gen 4 (2012 MKS Ecoboost) on jackstands. When I first started the car after priming the oil/coolant lines (cranked w/o fuel or spark for ~10 seconds 3 times), white smoke came out of the exhaust, but after a minute or so at idle dissipated. I took it for a test drive around my neighborhood, gave it some gas, and **** YA I have boost now, but there was smoke coming out of the exhaust and engine bay.
From my not-so-experience, it smells like coolant. I could definitely be wrong though. I looked at the front turbo coolant lines and didn't see any leaks. Smoke seems to be coming from both the front/back turbo/downpipe areas, however I don't see any leaks :/. Wonder if it could be left over penetrant from removal? I used a whole industrial sized can of PB Blaster for the job...

 

[kryptto]

Did you burp the coolant system? There is a proper procedure for getting ALL the air out of the coolant system. Number one issue if you don't burp/bleed all air - it overheats.

There are a ton of videos on YT for proper procedures. Answer that first, coolant smells sort of sweet when steam.

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[jhardy1]

Did you burp the coolant system? There is a proper procedure for getting ALL the air out of the coolant system. Number one issue if you don't burp/bleed all air - it overheats.

There are a ton of videos on YT for proper procedures. Answer that first, coolant smells sort of sweet when steam.

OEMTOOLS 87045 No Spill Coolant Filling Funnel Kit with Coolant Tester, No Spill Coolant Funnel Kit, Coolant Tester Kit https://a.co/d/ffIwpWg

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I didnt fully burp. Coolant level hasn't changed since I filled it/reservoir. Haven't noticed any overheating

 

[kryptto]

Could be the penetrant you sprayed as well. Did you hook up a programmer and read the DTC's? Forscan? What is the computer telling you?

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[jhardy1]

Could be the penetrant you sprayed as well. Did you hook up a programmer and read the DTC's? Forscan? What is the computer telling you?

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Nothing but a intake sensor high when I forgot to plug it in first start

 

[Jordan_R]

You use your bare hands on any of the exhaust components? Doesn't take a lot of oil transfer on hot pipe to make a lot of fuss. I'd say if it doesn't dissipate after 10-15 minutes of hot idle then you've got a problem.

 

[jhardy1]

You use your bare hands on any of the exhaust components? Doesn't take a lot of oil transfer on hot pipe to make a lot of fuss. I'd say if it doesn't dissipate after 10-15 minutes of hot idle then you've got a proble

Yes. They were quite dirty already on removal though

 

[kryptto]

Just a suggestion I like bouncing over to the Ecoboost forums as well.

Rear turbo removal

Rear turbo removal

www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com

For instance:

Upgraded turbo install "How-To"

Upgraded turbo install "How-To"

www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com

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[jhardy1]

Just a suggestion I like bouncing over to the Ecoboost forums as well.

Rear turbo removal

Rear turbo removal

www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com

For instance:

Upgraded turbo install "How-To"

Upgraded turbo install "How-To"

www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com

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Yep I replaced all the oil lines as well. Really smells sweet like coolant