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    my car smokes when its cold. i was told its getting to much oil pressure when the oils cold/thick but once it warms up it stops. is there a place that sells something that can drop the pressure going to the turbo??
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    mine too, someone please answer this question so our cars will quit smoking lol.
    Quote Originally Posted by SLOWR/T
    my car smokes when its cold. i was told its getting to much oil pressure when the oils cold/thick but once it warms up it stops. is there a place that sells something that can drop the pressure going to the turbo??

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLOWR/T
    my car smokes when its cold. i was told its getting to much oil pressure when the oils cold/thick but once it warms up it stops. is there a place that sells something that can drop the pressure going to the turbo??
    Bump for my question ^^^^
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    Quote Originally Posted by SLOWR/T
    my car smokes when its cold. i was told its getting to much oil pressure when the oils cold/thick but once it warms up it stops. is there a place that sells something that can drop the pressure going to the turbo??
    Have you tried going to a thinner base oil? Sometimes that will help.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLOWR/T
    my car smokes when its cold. i was told its getting to much oil pressure when the oils cold/thick but once it warms up it stops. is there a place that sells something that can drop the pressure going to the turbo??
    Some companies make oil feed restrictors. Just search on honda-tech..


    Precision turbo oil restirctor

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