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Old 01-06-2006, 11:37 AM
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There's a modded integra at my school (not sure what year). I know it has a full catback, and with how loud it is I wouldn't be surprised if intake and headers are on there aswell. Anyway, today I was behind him going home. Mother of god did that car smell bad, and everytime he tapped the gas a huge cloud of bright blue smoke would erupt into the air.

I figured I'd tell the kid that his headgasket is probably blown, as I'm pretty sure that's what's wrong with his car. Any ideas? I don't think the smoke would be a cause of the catback...
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Default Re: Tell Tale Sign of Blown Headgasket? (SovXietday)

White is smoke / condensation. If it was a headgasket, it would have smelled sweet.

Sulfer smell is no cat or before your cat has warmed up.

Black smoke is fuel, blue is oil. Unburnt fuel can stink pretty bad (like an old carburated car).

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That guys valve seals are just about finished
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Duh, dumb me. Oil mixes with coolant when a headgasket blows.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rev2Eight_EM1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That guys valve seals are just about finished </TD></TR></TABLE>
Fun stuff!

I can't figure out if this kid is rice or not. It's lowered pretty well, and mostly performance mods. He's got some blingin Altezza's, 17" Motegi rims, silver painted calipers, big *** exhaust (don't even know what it is) and a big NEUSPEED sticker across his front windshield, not to mention 50 other performance brand stickers on the car.

...I'm debating whether or not to tell the kid that his ****'s royaly messed up.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SovXietday &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Duh, dumb me. Oil mixes with coolant when a headgasket blows.


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I can't figure out if this kid is rice or not. It's lowered pretty well, and mostly performance mods. He's got some blingin Altezza's, 17" Motegi rims... </TD></TR></TABLE>

You coulda just stopped right there Now you see where his money goes instead of where it should of went. Into fixing the oil guzzing motor.
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