Any one know about Turbos? (Cars)

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Murphlawl

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Alright if anyone can help me out I would be a happy camper...

So last Monday I bought a 1990 Mazda Miata. It had a Greddy turbo kit on it, and it all works great. Today I was driving down the freeway in 5th gear at about 80MPH when I saw smoke coming from under the hood. I got off the freeway and stopped in a parking lot, I looked under the hood to find an oil hose had slipped and sprayed the turbo and what not with oil.. I put the hose back on and got a metal clamp so it wont happen again.


This is the hose that slipped..
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Now I figured it wouldn't be a big deal but when I started the car again smoke flows out of the tail pipe and the turbo and the engine runs bad, shakes a lot and sputters when I let off the gas.

If you have any idea what may be wrong please let me know.
 
Did you replace or at least add more oil? Cars dont run well with low oil
 
First off, Drain the oil completely and add new oil. Just incase.
Second how many lb's is it running at?
 
Also, if you ran it for more than 10 secs with poor oil pressure. Just take it to a shop
 
Also, turbos can get pretty hot if they are running a lot. If it got in the turbo it may take a while to burn out and clear up.
 
oil pressure is normal, but checked it this morning and the oil level is a little low, Am probably going to drain it all and put more in.
 
Normal now, but what about when the hose broke? Could have dropped down. If the new oil doesn't fix it take it to a shop
 
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