Well I was driving up a hill last night and all of a sudden i tried to accelerate and it really wouldn't do much. White smoke was coming out of the exhaust, it smelt baddd. I was going into town to check it out and while I was turning off the main road it just killed. It wouldn't start for a little while, and when it did, it needed constant throttle to keep going and when I let off the gas it sounds like its backfiring. I opened up the engine bay and its covered in oily stuff (oil? lol).
Any help is appreciated, just trying to confirm its my headgasket!

Thanks,
mike

 

thats what happened to mine when i broke my rings lands

were you pushing the car to get up the hill?

 

what do u mean "pushing" the car? physically or acceleration wise?

I put it in 4th gear to accelerate up it. there was oil in my engine bay before all this, so I think the headgasket finally gave way, don't think its the ringlands because of the coolant burn.

thanks again!,
mike

 

If you want to be sure, a leakdown test will tell.

 

well good luck hopefully it's just the gasket if anything

hope it works out