Blown Headgasket??
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Blown Headgasket??
ok so i have a 99 civic with a ls-v
b18a1 bottom
2000 si b16 head
ive been getting alot of pressure in my radiator almost instantly when i start my car.. it drives great never overheats. ive changed out my thermostat and radiator cap and still nothing there is no mixing in my coolant or oil but i am loosing a bit of coolant.. ive also notice that when im in vtec and at 6500++ rpms there is some white smoke any ideas?? i am gonna get a Comp. Test as soon as i can.
b18a1 bottom
2000 si b16 head
ive been getting alot of pressure in my radiator almost instantly when i start my car.. it drives great never overheats. ive changed out my thermostat and radiator cap and still nothing there is no mixing in my coolant or oil but i am loosing a bit of coolant.. ive also notice that when im in vtec and at 6500++ rpms there is some white smoke any ideas?? i am gonna get a Comp. Test as soon as i can.
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
the smoke is normal. alot of b16 head/b16's tend to smoke in Vtec cuz it increasing the oil pressure since it basically running the motor harder.
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
check under your oil cap.. if there is cottage cheese lookin stuff under the cap, the head gaskets done..drain your coolant if chocolate water comes out your gaskets done..and "smoke can be normal, but white smoke tends to show its head with a blown gasket..my vtec only "smokes" on real cold mornings..good luck
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
What do you mean by pressure?
Take off the cap when cold, run the car look down in the radiator, see any bubbles? Do the same for the overfill tank.
You can always do a block test, a compression test will not tell you if you have a blown headgasket, just trouble with the engine, it helps to determine engine troubles.
Take off the cap when cold, run the car look down in the radiator, see any bubbles? Do the same for the overfill tank.
You can always do a block test, a compression test will not tell you if you have a blown headgasket, just trouble with the engine, it helps to determine engine troubles.
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
check under your oil cap.. if there is cottage cheese lookin stuff under the cap, the head gaskets done..drain your coolant if chocolate water comes out your gaskets done..and "smoke can be normal, but white smoke tends to show its head with a blown gasket..my vtec only "smokes" on real cold mornings..good luck
#6
Re: Blown Headgasket??
What do you mean by pressure?
Take off the cap when cold, run the car look down in the radiator, see any bubbles? Do the same for the overfill tank.
You can always do a block test, a compression test will not tell you if you have a blown headgasket, just trouble with the engine, it helps to determine engine troubles.
Take off the cap when cold, run the car look down in the radiator, see any bubbles? Do the same for the overfill tank.
You can always do a block test, a compression test will not tell you if you have a blown headgasket, just trouble with the engine, it helps to determine engine troubles.
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
Any white smoke out the tail pipe just running it say when reving at idle?
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
Replace it, your water pump, and flush the crap out of the cooling system.
it would also be a good time, to inspect/replace the timing belt.
Check for leaks on the cam seals, replace if needed, as well as the oil seal behind the oil pump.
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
yup Head gasket is toast, they dont always blow from oil galley to water galley which causes the classic "chocholate milk" oil...... I have seen several on differnt car blow from water galley to combustion chamber, wich can cause white smoke (coolant burning in cyl) and a mysterious loss of cooliant but no drips under car (again its burning off in the cyl).....
I acctually just did a job on a y7 that was exactly this about 3 months ago...
sorry, not too bad or expensive if you do the work urself though
I acctually just did a job on a y7 that was exactly this about 3 months ago...
sorry, not too bad or expensive if you do the work urself though
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Re: Blown Headgasket??
yea I thought so I have a head gasket already just need to get started.. thanks for the help and the info!
also what do you guys think about copper coated headgakets??
also what do you guys think about copper coated headgakets??
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