head gasket problem on a turbo 93delsol si
03-11-2005, 06:19 PM
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head gasket problem on a turbo 93delsol si
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1993 honda del sol si
95 d16z6 si motor (swaped in about 7 months ago)
t25 turbo setup running 10psi
yesterday i had free time and a new headgasket so i decided to change my headgasket because i thought it was the stock gasket... when i got the head off i found that it was a 3layer metal gasket so obviously that was replaced already but i replaced it anyhow ive replaced a headgasket on a friends car before twice and never a problem but on mine today it ran fine for about 30 miles no problems at all but then about 30 miles after i changed it and drove it started smoking bad... at idle im sure the smokes blue... but while driving (its night) it looks white, and its not just alittle bit of smoke either its alot... anyone know what the problem is could when i changed the head gasket is there a way some coolant could have gotten in the oil i know some coolant got on the pistons but i think i completly got that out before i put it on... if water could have gotten in the oil would changing the oil fix it (just changed the oil 200 miles ago i dont really want to change it again if its not neccessary...)and im not sure but i dont think if oil got in the coolant around the pistons it would smoke like this right? because im sure i could have driped some oil in the coolant.
1993 honda del sol si
95 d16z6 si motor (swaped in about 7 months ago)
t25 turbo setup running 10psi
yesterday i had free time and a new headgasket so i decided to change my headgasket because i thought it was the stock gasket... when i got the head off i found that it was a 3layer metal gasket so obviously that was replaced already but i replaced it anyhow ive replaced a headgasket on a friends car before twice and never a problem but on mine today it ran fine for about 30 miles no problems at all but then about 30 miles after i changed it and drove it started smoking bad... at idle im sure the smokes blue... but while driving (its night) it looks white, and its not just alittle bit of smoke either its alot... anyone know what the problem is could when i changed the head gasket is there a way some coolant could have gotten in the oil i know some coolant got on the pistons but i think i completly got that out before i put it on... if water could have gotten in the oil would changing the oil fix it (just changed the oil 200 miles ago i dont really want to change it again if its not neccessary...)and im not sure but i dont think if oil got in the coolant around the pistons it would smoke like this right? because im sure i could have driped some oil in the coolant.
03-11-2005, 07:09 PM
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After I changed the headgasket on my del sol, yes I did have smoke for a while. Most likely just coolant burning that got mixed in with your oil or something. I would wait a day or two, keep watch over your temperature and coolant levels, if it stops smoking don't worry.
03-11-2005, 07:15 PM
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Re: (Jorsher)
thanks for the responce i hope its just temp but i dont have much luck... i did keep an eye on my tempature i figured if it was smoking the way it was and the gasket was bad 1 id loose alot of oil and two id over head... the temp too about as long as it usually does to get to normal running tempature and NEVER even in boost overheated or even hit the midpoint of the guage
03-11-2005, 08:23 PM
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Re: (ncskate)
bump, just drove the car im doubting the temporary smoking idea now because it pours out white smoke im positive its white... any ideas? btw running syn-blend oil... ran full syntehtic on the old gasket... but change to synblend way before switching head gaskets
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