How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings??

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Apr 21, 2003 | 02:46 PM

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How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings??

I'm getting coolant in my oil.. but no oil in the coolant reservoir. I did a compression test and #1,#3,#4 are getting 98 and #2 is getting 180 like it supposed to.. I'm also blowing crazy gray smoke out the exhaust. My breather hose is shooting crazy coolant mixed with oil..

is it a blown head gasket or piston rings or both??
thanks for your help

Apr 21, 2003 | 02:55 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

ok the color of the smoke is blueish gray

Apr 21, 2003 | 03:19 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

what kinda car is it

Apr 21, 2003 | 03:23 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

its the head gasket.

Apr 21, 2003 | 03:36 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (DLB1994)

ohh sorry i didnt think it'd matter..
its a eg hatch with b20b jdm motor stock internals t3/t4 rev hard turbo kit

Apr 21, 2003 | 03:37 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (integra95)

coolant in the Oil means either blown HG or cracked sleeve.

Apr 21, 2003 | 03:44 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (Diego Boost)

how can i be absolutly sure cause i dont want to pull the head and find out its not the HG.

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Apr 21, 2003 | 03:55 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

is there oil on the plugs?

Apr 21, 2003 | 04:02 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (genop)

nope nothng abnormal..it just burns rich but its not soaked in oil

Apr 21, 2003 | 04:08 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

blue is probably rings. headgasket is usually tons of white. headgasket there will be oil in the coolant and the car will overheat.

Apr 22, 2003 | 05:20 AM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (94goldjungsr)

yeah it may actually be "white" smoke.. I know i'm getting lots of oil in my exhaust pipes though

Apr 22, 2003 | 05:25 AM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

mine did that...had grayish blue smoke...turned out to be both

Apr 22, 2003 | 05:27 AM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (MiraiZ)

sigh!!!

Apr 22, 2003 | 05:29 AM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (MiraiZ)

is there a way i can be sure before i start tearing the **** apart?

Apr 23, 2003 | 07:53 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

anyone

Apr 23, 2003 | 07:56 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (TORQUE MONSTER)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TORQUE MONSTER »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how can i be absolutly sure cause i dont want to pull the head and find out its not the HG.</TD></TR></TABLE>

doesnt matter either way. you gotta pull the head to change the rings or headgasket.

Apr 23, 2003 | 08:03 PM

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Re: How can you tell if you have a blown headgasket or piston rings?? (MotorMatrix.com)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MotorMatrix.com »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">doesnt matter either way. you gotta pull the head to change the rings or headgasket. </TD></TR></TABLE>

exactly, so just pull the head and see if it's the HG. then go from there...