whitish foam blowing out of breather.

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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for some reason alot of whitish foam looking junk is blowing out of my breather off my valve cover.. i have a hose connected to it and vents to the ground but it blows pretty much too. is it jst oil or what? rings and all are fine .
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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is the coolant level down? it could be a blown headgasket
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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Try checking under the valve cover for more mayo. If it's coming out of the vent, then I wonder how much it's already built up in there?

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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blown headgasket prolly
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:41 PM
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Default Re: whitish foam blowing out of breather. (turbolshatch)

Mine kind of does this. I just run my breather through a catch can and then to the ground. In the end of it there is always a little white foamy junk and it steams or smokes.

When I empty my catch can it looks like water and smells like fuel. I think might be a mix of both..... Fuel and water (actually hydrocarbons I think, a byproduct of combustion) that keep sneaking past my rings!!

If you start overheating or your reservoir starts bubbling, then I would think headgasket.

I am not an expert, bump for better advice and good luck.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 08:41 PM
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yeah i am also calling a headgasket.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 12:01 AM
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Oh no rabies... time to put her down = [ (sorry goofing around)
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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its not the head gasket.. ive replaced it and it still does it. inside the valve cover is perfectly clean.. i dunno what it could be.. it sure shoots alot of steam too.
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 97grnrs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">its not the head gasket.. ive replaced it and it still does it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why did you replace the HG in the first place? Also, while you were in there, did you check the head and block surfaces for warping?
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 07:36 AM
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Have you done a leakdown or compression test yet?
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Old Feb 14, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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ya i checked both for warping. and i replaced to lower compression a lil. thicker one.
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