Well im assuming my headgasket is gone, I haven't drove the car since last year and was looking inside the oil fill hole, and saw a whitish sludge build up, so I assuming the gasket is gone or going, or by some miracle can this happen by running to rich?

 

warm your car up from a cold start. remeber, just warm enough, not hot. open the radiator cap and see if there are bubbles comming up. thats one way, or you could simply look at the coolant to see if its normal.

another method is simply do a compression test.

 

or sell it, its slow anyways

 

turn on the car if it overheat it could be the headgasket

 

do a leakdown test and take the radiator cap off if fluid gets pushed out then you need a headgasket

 

start the car up and take off the rad cap.....if there is coolant shooting out of the rad at an abnormal rate..then you know its the head gasket.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by N_A_is_best &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do a leakdown test and take the radiator cap off if fluid gets pushed out then you need a headgasket</TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chillinit &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">start the car up and take off the rad cap.....if there is coolant shooting out of the rad at an abnormal rate..then you know its the head gasket.</TD></TR></TABLE>

with the cap off, rev it up a little and it should erupt like a mad volcano out of the radiator hole if the headgasket is bad or slightly leaking.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DOHCtorTHRUST &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">warm your car up from a cold start. remeber, just warm enough, not hot. open the radiator cap and see if there are bubbles comming up. thats one way, or you could simply look at the coolant to see if its normal.

another method is simply do a compression test.
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I hate when people suggest this.

#1 if you have air in the system it could be air coming up to the top, air always rises.

#2 if you have stiff engine mounts, and I'm talking stiff, the coolant will be vibrating like crazy and look like its bubbling when its really just vibrating like crazy.

#3 when you have the cap off you lower the boiling point of the coolant because there is no pressure in the system

Higher pressure = higher boiling point

Better way to test is, do a pressure test in the cooling system, look at your oil, see if there is coolant in it, or of coolant is in your oil

 

compression tested 200 across and does not over heat or have coolant in the oil, clearly im looking for excuses not to bring my car out.....

just still wondering where the white sludge came from....

makes me nervous

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdmcivicferio &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">compression tested 200 across and does not over heat or have coolant in the oil, clearly im looking for excuses not to bring my car out.....

just still wondering where the white sludge came from....

makes me nervous </TD></TR></TABLE>

Your basing it only on the white sludge ?

You know there is moisture in your oil, and when you drive on short trips the moisture does not burn off, and there fore causes the white sludge.

I'm also hearing an intake leak could cause it, but I have not seen that first hand.

 

intake leak would definitely make sense...

if the iacv lines were switched by accident, the car wouldn't run at all

 

sigh, the excuse book is out again for me.........

 

You can get test kits that detect hydrocarbons (exhaust) in the antifreeze.Some auto part stores have them,as well as many repair shops and dealerships.
Glenn

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90blackcrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I hate when people suggest this.

#1 if you have air in the system it could be air coming up to the top, air always rises.

#2 if you have stiff engine mounts, and I'm talking stiff, the coolant will be vibrating like crazy and look like its bubbling when its really just vibrating like crazy.

#3 when you have the cap off you lower the boiling point of the coolant because there is no pressure in the system

Higher pressure = higher boiling point

Better way to test is, do a pressure test in the cooling system, look at your oil, see if there is coolant in it, or of coolant is in your oil</TD></TR></TABLE>

excuse me if its not to your like, regardless of engine mounts, one would be able to tell if its bubbles from vibration or blown HG if he were to look at radiator with the cap off. nuff said

 

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excuse me if its not to your like, regardless of engine mounts, one would be able to tell if its bubbles from vibration or blown HG if he were to look at radiator with the cap off. nuff said</TD></TR></TABLE>

When air is trapped in the system, the bubbles will rise. So tell me, how can you tell if the air bubbles are from air being trapped in there, or from a blown headgasket. You can't.

Its a stupid method and should not be taught. Just like the method of testing your alternator by unhooking the battery

 

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When air is trapped in the system, the bubbles will rise. So tell me, how can you tell if the air bubbles are from air being trapped in there, or from a blown headgasket. You can't.

Its a stupid method and should not be taught. Just like the method of testing your alternator by unhooking the battery</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Is my headgasket blow?

Check out my vid:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing....DE%3D

No oil floating in radiator
No creamy foam under oil cap
No overheating in traffic or driving.
It's overheated once every couple of months, i turn the heater on and it goes away and when i turn it off it stays lower than the middle.
No noticable loss in power
Had new thermostat put in too.

Help

 

not to thread jack, but i have oil coming out under the vtec solenoid between the head and the block? headgasket?

 

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do a block test,white sludge is coolant/oil mix so yeah blown gasket UNLESS someohow water got inside the engine from when it was sitting.....
change the oil and drive it..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by StreetEG &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">not to thread jack, but i have oil coming out under the vtec solenoid between the head and the block? headgasket? </TD></TR></TABLE>

no, vtec solenoid gasket or round seal behind the solenoid under the ex cam cap..

 

just do a leak down test and if you see bubbles come out from the radiator then its the headgasket