ricey

i dont believe it . here i am all ready and happy i have a new job.(great day)

i got in the car to go see a pal and only a little light boost i noticed there was something wrong

alot of white smoke and my car now sounds lik a scooby.

i start pullin leads out a no3 makes know difference unpluged.... it still was boostin and smoke died down on boost but at a stand still a little light revs and it is porin out the back

this could n ot have happened at a worst time.

fookin sick!!!!

mechanic28

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ah i smell a head gasket

ricey

why head gasket? my local macanic seems to thing its the piston/piston ring on no3?

i would be over the moon if it was just a head gasket

mechanic28

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piston ring would not give off white smoke!that would be blue smoke as it would be burning oil!are you losing water?

ricey

have not nothiced it look okay BUT just before it went i had got out the car (still runnin as was cooling down) and i heard a hisin noise . i lifted the bonnet and it was coming from the water tank. i felt the tank and it was not hot or a boilin noise it sounded lik pressure. if you now what i mean.?

mechanic28

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i am deffo starting to smell head gasket now fella!how long had it been running before it had pressure in it from cold?

KW-rscos

I know mines not a Turbo, but when my CVH sounded like a Scooby it was the Big end Bearing in cylinder 1, looks like there was oil starvation co when I had the rods out, it was the only oil way that I had to clean.

ricey

i drove about 2 miles. i have heard this hisin a few times but it was not over heatin so did not think nothin of it.

mechanic28

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i say headgasket but can not say for sure!have you realised the pressure from the tank?

ricey

i turned the top of abit but it shot up the tank so quickly put it back on

mechanic28

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well i would let the engine cool down realise the pressure from coolant system,put cap back on fire her up and see how quick the pressure builds up in the coolant tank!also might be worth taking ya plugs out se if any of them look white/clean

ricey

how long should it take to build pressure? i dont have any tools here but i will take plugs out tomorrow and do a compression test. i am prayin its just a head gasket not piston or valves

as355f1

if you want a second opinion mate you can pop along to my garage and i can do a block test on it

ricey

weres your garage matey?

Christian and Beccy

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I'd sya ist yrou hdea gsakte. Ifnatc, I wolud bte monye on ti.

mechanic28

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should take a while to pressure up!have it running for say a couple of mins they should be no too little pressure!i doubt very much its piston/valves just through the colour of the smoke!i would say you have a head gasket failure on cylinder 3!

KW-rscos

Christian are you drunk?

mechanic28

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waht teh fcuk aer yuo no?!

KW-rscos

If it was between two cylinders, would that cause the Scooby sound?

ricey

there is 2 words i can spell very well mate




fuck off

lol

Christian and Beccy

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Joking aside. It's the head gasket.

Physio

I told you to be prepared to spend money on the bean tin

ricey

hes takin the piss out of my SPELLIN on my other tread lol

Captain500rs

Thought a was pissed there christian only had 6 cans or is it you thats pissed lol spelling is all over bud lol

Rs(555)

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hope you sort it paland about above comment

ricey

well then it's all your fault...... you jinxed me

Physio

Yes because all that stuff really works

Let's try another one, you're going to wake up in the morning & it's all going to have been just a dream

ricey

right well as i just bought all new engine mounts ready to get it back on the rollers for more boost should i go for an uprated head gasket and bolts? if so were from and what kind matey?

mechanic28

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yes as its misfiring due to water ingress/pressure loss on the cylinder

mechanic28

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i beleive standard headgasket is the best for your car!"

ricey

pmsl

ricey

really? you mean standard ford gasket or is any make as good?

thanks matey

Fudgey

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when my old 200sx sounded like a scooby it turned out it was because it had burnt a hole in an exhaust valve.

i still drove the peice of shit to work for 3 months on 3 cylinders tho while i sourced another engine, used less fuel too, but was piss slow

no smoke tho lol, that was cos the turbo was fucked

mechanic28

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na as in standard ford one!sure someone will confirm this!i would say get the standard set of matt lewis from here!

Fudgey

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ah, i see he no longer has the s14

cap in ass for me, yo

ricey

yep have a look on my hello all tread and you'll see how see met her end

mechanic28

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lol!

ricey

big thanks .... took the car this mornin to dmc and he done a block test and it is head gasket which i am relieved about. spoke to a mate and its getting sorted tuesday!

thanks

spookie

Check your thermostat works ok before trusting a gauge. had a R5 that never moved the needle, sat in traffic one day and blew the head gasket, had to have the head skimed, but it was to late, just kept poping head gaskets like no tomorrow.

Turbocabbie

Standard head gasket