i have a turbo LS V TEC and the car was tuned and running fine ...now the car just started to blow steam out the valve cover and out the muffler too....it turns on with no problem....but it does start to over heat and then the steam comes out from the valve cover and the breather kit the oil is gray....so what do you guys think it is could it be the head gasket or the sleeves.....i just dont want to start to take it apart and find out that the motor is funked up....is there anything i can do to diagnose the problem with out taking it apart.....

 

whats the problem with taking it apart? something's obviously very wrong anyway.

 

compression and leakdown test will be helpful

 

headgasket is blown. take it apart

 

+1

if u have the compression tool only and want to check if the rings are gone, check compression and see if its low. if its low, put a capful of oil in the low cylinder and check compression again. if it increases, its the rings.

other than that, the leakdown will tell u if its ur valves, headgasket, or rings.

if its ur rings, put rislone compression repair as a temporary fix until u save up for a new block.

 

really?...really? I cant believe people still do this.....

anyways...do a leakdown before you dissaaaemble it, I dont think you'll have a problem figuring out what it is after you tear it apart, but at least it will prepare you for what you need to replace...BTW quit driving it, if water gets into the oil, the engine will definitely be fuked

 

i did stop driving it the same day it happend i just drove it like 10 blocks to my house

 

and buy the way whats wrong with a ls v-tec anyway its better then a b20 v-tec for sure and b4 this the car was running fine for 2 years and i had no oil leaks or any problems with it..at all

 

VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VTEC





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Now you know...and knowing is half the battle

 

lol noticed it like a minute after i posted it *** hole

 

lol but any way i will be working on doing everything on sat so i will keep you guys posted on what went wrong thanks for the advice

 

what kind of head gasket did u have on it im about to do my ls-vtec

 

well a lot of people say different **** but i used the stock ls head gasket from acura ....i have an up date also it turns out that it is the head gasket we did a compression test and it was off buy like 10 lbs on the #2 cylinder ...due to the weather here in ny i cant take it off till this weekend weather willing