... car problems... please help... !!!
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... car problems... please help... !!!
... just did a compression test... here are my numbers
1 : 180
2 : 178
3 : 185
4 : 185
... great numbers, right?... ((makes me feel a little better))... but now i am totally confused about what my problem is... wtf?!?!?... so now what?... like i said before :
problems :
- burns oil (needs about 1/2 a quart a week)
- burns coolant (need to refill overflow reservoir every 1-2 weeks) (can sometimes smell in car)
- white smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always, but esp. at wot)
- blue smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always)
- light smoke from under the hood (sometimes)
- sometimes hard to keep idle without stalling (stopped happening after going to the darkside)
- lower than expected performance (191whp/165tq, see sig for setup) (i was expecting 220-250whp)
... i have been told that i could be a couple of things... like a cracked headgasket (not blown or i would be overheating right away)... or worn o-ring... or worn valves or cracked ring lands (what are these and how can i check if this is the problem? pull the head, right?)... or cracked sleeves...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
1 : 180
2 : 178
3 : 185
4 : 185
... great numbers, right?... ((makes me feel a little better))... but now i am totally confused about what my problem is... wtf?!?!?... so now what?... like i said before :
problems :
- burns oil (needs about 1/2 a quart a week)
- burns coolant (need to refill overflow reservoir every 1-2 weeks) (can sometimes smell in car)
- white smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always, but esp. at wot)
- blue smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always)
- light smoke from under the hood (sometimes)
- sometimes hard to keep idle without stalling (stopped happening after going to the darkside)
- lower than expected performance (191whp/165tq, see sig for setup) (i was expecting 220-250whp)
... i have been told that i could be a couple of things... like a cracked headgasket (not blown or i would be overheating right away)... or worn o-ring... or worn valves or cracked ring lands (what are these and how can i check if this is the problem? pull the head, right?)... or cracked sleeves...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
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Re: ... car problems... please help... !!! (1.8T_EG)
cracked ring lands (what are these and how can i check if this is the problem? pull the head, right?)... or cracked sleeves...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
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Re: ... car problems... please help... !!! (turbozxi)
You need to perform a leak down test to make sure that your rings are not damaged. You can make those numbers and still have bad rings, think about it, if the piston is floping up and down and keeps putting the pressure back in the cylinder, there is no way you can tell if the pressure will slowely bleed off. So preform a leakdown check and make sure that your pressure stays constant.
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... just did a compression test... here are my numbers
1 : 180
2 : 178
3 : 185
4 : 185
... great numbers, right?... ((makes me feel a little better))... but now i am totally confused about what my problem is... wtf?!?!?... so now what?... like i said before :
problems :
- burns oil (needs about 1/2 a quart a week)
- burns coolant (need to refill overflow reservoir every 1-2 weeks) (can sometimes smell in car)
- white smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always, but esp. at wot)
- blue smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always)
- light smoke from under the hood (sometimes)
- sometimes hard to keep idle without stalling (stopped happening after going to the darkside)
- lower than expected performance (191whp/165tq, see sig for setup) (i was expecting 220-250whp)
... i have been told that i could be a couple of things... like a cracked headgasket (not blown or i would be overheating right away)... or worn o-ring... or worn valves or cracked ring lands (what are these and how can i check if this is the problem? pull the head, right?)... or cracked sleeves...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
1 : 180
2 : 178
3 : 185
4 : 185
... great numbers, right?... ((makes me feel a little better))... but now i am totally confused about what my problem is... wtf?!?!?... so now what?... like i said before :
problems :
- burns oil (needs about 1/2 a quart a week)
- burns coolant (need to refill overflow reservoir every 1-2 weeks) (can sometimes smell in car)
- white smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always, but esp. at wot)
- blue smoke from exhaust (sometimes, but not always)
- light smoke from under the hood (sometimes)
- sometimes hard to keep idle without stalling (stopped happening after going to the darkside)
- lower than expected performance (191whp/165tq, see sig for setup) (i was expecting 220-250whp)
... i have been told that i could be a couple of things... like a cracked headgasket (not blown or i would be overheating right away)... or worn o-ring... or worn valves or cracked ring lands (what are these and how can i check if this is the problem? pull the head, right?)... or cracked sleeves...
... thanks for taking the time to read... any help is really appreciated... thanks...
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