hey all. i got a turbo gsr making 290whp and 195TQ i blew my engine today at the top of secod gear shifting into third!

im not sure what happened but radiator fluid spashed all over my winshield and my hood and tailpipe started smoking.

I pulled over and checked under the hood. the top hose to the radiator was disconneced and that must be where the water spray camefrom. other than that there was no visable signs of what could have went wrong! I drove to my house (1/2 mile away) and the whole way it ws smoking from the tailpipe what loked like white smoke, and also some smoke was coming from the hood.

anyone have any idea of what happened and how much itll cost me? I have pistons and rods so those shouldnt have went bad however they only were broken in for 3,000 miles! Also there was probably only about 1.5-2 gallons left in my gas tank. Maybe that could have been a factor(combustion in the cylinders)? HELP!!! i really hope i dont have to get my motor rebuilt because i just had one 6 weeks ago!


Modified by buster0371 at 9:05 PM 11/24/2007

 

 

Maybe your motor mounts are bad and shifting with all that mad power yanked your hose off?

I dunoo lol

 

you either didnt have the hose connected well or the head may have lifted and pressurized the cooling system and blew it off, which woulda blown the head gasket too. fill it up clean it up and run it and see what happens, dont run it hard though be nice to it for testing purposes.

i hope you didnt drive it with the hose off after you discovered this.

 

you cracked a sleeve..

 

First two things that come to mind: Cracked sleeve or head lift

Do you have ARPs??

 

yeah i didnt think it was that hard to figure, do a compression test and report back.

 

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I DO HAVE ARP's. i hope its not a cracked sleeve i could always buy new sleeves but if it cracked than that means that it might have scrached the pistons no?

 

may not be as bad as a cracked sleeve could be a HG.....like as already stated ... thats what it seems like..

 

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If its a cracked sleeve and you have to resleeve, then who cares how badly the pistons are mangled. You're not going to get a block sleeved and then run stock pistons in it...

Do a compression test...until then you'll never know what the problem is...

 

i just wanted to let yall know IM DEPRESSED!

thanks for the help though im gonna pray its not the sleeves. does anyone think being low on gas had anything to do with it?


Modified by buster0371 at 5:36 PM 11/23/2007

 

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That's not going to help you any...what's done is done. First thing tomorrow, run a compression/leak down test and see what kind of damage you have. It could be a lot better than you think. IF it is just the head lifting, you're not too screwed...if it is the sleeves, then you find a cheap shortblock and swap them out.

You're asking a lot from a stock block and eventually, they give up...Breaking parts is just a part of the game. I'm waiting until my little GSR gives up

 

broken parts aside, are you running a stock map?
just looking into trying to keeo this from happening again.

 

do a compression/leakdown test, and/or pull the head.

 

i dont think its stock map but reading 11psi is about its limit. i was about to get a 3 bar map sensor!

 

have you ever seen a grown man break down and cry over his car??????? HAVE YOU?!?!?!?!?!

jk i didnt cry. im no PUSS! worse comes to worse i buy a fully built block4 grand and make500whp

 

if you run a stock map seosor you will have an issue running a boost cut up high.
just asking.

 

CRACKED SLEEVES IM PRETTY SURE

HOPE EVERY THING GOES WELL

 

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this ain't Dr. Phil fool we don't care!

 

you prob blew a head gasket bcuz thts what happened to me exept i has 0psi, white smoke went all over when i went like 10000 rpm

 

wait my bad it was prob an internal break

 

souns like a cracked sleeve but if it will make u feel better it might be ur head gasket

 

lolz. well im actually not too upset if its cracked sleeves cuz than ill just buy some SICK sleeves and boost 18psi and make 450whp!

 

im thinking head gasket. refill it with coolant and see how it is and if it still blows smoke then pull the head off and see what happen, you have to pull it out regardless if it over heats.