turbo smoking, head gasket?
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turbo smoking, head gasket?
i got my turbo kit and it was smokin like a bit*h so i had the turbo completely rebuilt, i ran the kit for like a week on 5psi with no fuel kit, im afraid i blew my head gasket because it quit smoking right after i put the new turbo on, and i rode it real hard that day, and the next day its smokin a white/blueish smoke all the time, and when i get on the gas the motor sounds like its got 200,00 miles on it, and its only got 30k. hahah, im assuming i blew the gasket cause i didnt run the fuel system, and it didnt help i was blowing oil into the motor when the turbo was leakin. (and i took it to the track, haha) let me know what you guys think, thanks.
Originally Posted by robo1040
i got my turbo kit and it was smokin like a bit*h so i had the turbo completely rebuilt, i ran the kit for like a week on 5psi with no fuel kit, im afraid i blew my head gasket because it quit smoking right after i put the new turbo on, and i rode it real hard that day, and the next day its smokin a white/blueish smoke all the time, and when i get on the gas the motor sounds like its got 200,00 miles on it, and its only got 30k. hahah, im assuming i blew the gasket cause i didnt run the fuel system, and it didnt help i was blowing oil into the motor when the turbo was leakin. (and i took it to the track, haha) let me know what you guys think, thanks.
turbo w/o adding fuel? ... you were probably running HELLA lean ... which = detonationbluish white smoke is coolant. Welcome to blown headgasket land
... before/after your replace that, you may wanna replace your plugs and get some colder plugs hm .. replacing a headgasket is pretty expensive and a pita. if you can do it yourself, it'll cost ~$40 (for the gasket) ... but if you don't, I don't recommend doing it by yourself especially since you probably don't know what you're doing
if you do end up doing it yourself, make sure your torque the head bolts correctly
blew a plug? ... probably detonated to hell ... make sure you get new plugs again
if you do end up doing it yourself, make sure your torque the head bolts correctly
blew a plug? ... probably detonated to hell ... make sure you get new plugs again
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Rep Power: 281 nah i can do it myslef, thats what im planning on doing. plus it will give me an excuse to install my AEM cam gear. i just dont have anytime to do it. im lookin for a stronger head gasket, any links?
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Originally Posted by robo1040
the thing that gets me is i only had it on a week! can it blow in a weeks time???
detonation is a lovely thing
Originally Posted by robo1040
nah i can do it myslef, thats what im planning on doing. plus it will give me an excuse to install my AEM cam gear. i just dont have anytime to do it. im lookin for a stronger head gasket, any links?
when u put your motor back into shape, make sure u do everything the RIGHT way this time and don't take any shortcuts ...
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Rep Power: 281 but dude, i never heard detonation when i was driving without the fuel kit? actually everything sounded ok, i rode like that for a week, and went to the track once, actually i take that back, it rode like **** without the fuel and i had the SF check valve, i bought the missing link and put the fuel system on and put the rebuilt turbo on and ran it ***** to the wall yesterday, now i think the head gasket is gone, im doin a compression test sunday
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Originally Posted by robo1040
but dude, i never heard detonation when i was driving without the fuel kit? actually everything sounded ok, i rode like that for a week, and went to the track once, actually i take that back, it rode like **** without the fuel and i had the SF check valve, i bought the missing link and put the fuel system on and put the rebuilt turbo on and ran it ***** to the wall yesterday, now i think the head gasket is gone, im doin a compression test sunday
you can't always hear detonation
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You "blew a plug out"? As in it came up and pushed the coil out of the way and hit your hood... or you blew the end of the spark plug off? Either way, you're looking at a TOTAL rebuild of the motor if either one of those happened. Pieces of metal (your spark plug's busted ***) will scrape and embed themselves in your pistons, valves, and cylinder walls, and that means new pistons and either re-sleeve the block while rebuilding the head, or get a whole new block.
Does your oil dipstick try to fly up when you hit boost? If so, you fried your rings.
90% of detonation cannot be heard. If you can hear detonation, you already blew up something important.
Don't run a turbo without a fuel system made for a turbo... good god people that can't be that hard to understand.
Do a compression check, then do a leakdown test. Then have whoever is replacing your headgasket turn the motor over manually once the head is off to visually check the cylinder walls and pistons. Take off your oil pan, and see if you have chunks of things in there. If you're lucky, it's just your headgasket. If not... then prepare to rebuild the whole motor.
Does your oil dipstick try to fly up when you hit boost? If so, you fried your rings.
90% of detonation cannot be heard. If you can hear detonation, you already blew up something important.
Don't run a turbo without a fuel system made for a turbo... good god people that can't be that hard to understand.
Do a compression check, then do a leakdown test. Then have whoever is replacing your headgasket turn the motor over manually once the head is off to visually check the cylinder walls and pistons. Take off your oil pan, and see if you have chunks of things in there. If you're lucky, it's just your headgasket. If not... then prepare to rebuild the whole motor.
Originally Posted by RiceBurnrEX
You "blew a plug out"? As in it came up and pushed the coil out of the way and hit your hood... or you blew the end of the spark plug off? Either way, you're looking at a TOTAL rebuild of the motor if either one of those happened. Pieces of metal (your spark plug's busted ***) will scrape and embed themselves in your pistons, valves, and cylinder walls, and that means new pistons and either re-sleeve the block while rebuilding the head, or get a whole new block.
Does your oil dipstick try to fly up when you hit boost? If so, you fried your rings.
90% of detonation cannot be heard. If you can hear detonation, you already blew up something important.
Don't run a turbo without a fuel system made for a turbo... good god people that can't be that hard to understand.
Do a compression check, then do a leakdown test. Then have whoever is replacing your headgasket turn the motor over manually once the head is off to visually check the cylinder walls and pistons. Take off your oil pan, and see if you have chunks of things in there. If you're lucky, it's just your headgasket. If not... then prepare to rebuild the whole motor.
Does your oil dipstick try to fly up when you hit boost? If so, you fried your rings.
90% of detonation cannot be heard. If you can hear detonation, you already blew up something important.
Don't run a turbo without a fuel system made for a turbo... good god people that can't be that hard to understand.
Do a compression check, then do a leakdown test. Then have whoever is replacing your headgasket turn the motor over manually once the head is off to visually check the cylinder walls and pistons. Take off your oil pan, and see if you have chunks of things in there. If you're lucky, it's just your headgasket. If not... then prepare to rebuild the whole motor.
So sad but very true
do u have a lot of blow-by coming out of your breather valve in the block? If so, welcome to my world. You blew every single one of your pistons, broke your ringlandings, and most likely fried your rings as well.
If you think its your headgasket, check your engine coolant. If its milky-white, slimey on top, then you blew the headgasket. If its fine, then you have a lot of internal damage, just like my car
I blew a spark plug too....so far I'm up to $1100 in repairs. You have fun with that
If you think its your headgasket, check your engine coolant. If its milky-white, slimey on top, then you blew the headgasket. If its fine, then you have a lot of internal damage, just like my car
I blew a spark plug too....so far I'm up to $1100 in repairs. You have fun with that
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Originally Posted by robo1040
but dude, i never heard detonation when i was driving without the fuel kit? actually everything sounded ok, i rode like that for a week, and went to the track once, actually i take that back, it rode like **** without the fuel and i had the SF check valve, i bought the missing link and put the fuel system on and put the rebuilt turbo on and ran it ***** to the wall yesterday, now i think the head gasket is gone, im doin a compression test sunday
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Rep Power: 281 i only blew the ground straps off the spark plug, and actually i believe that the chips of the strap would be shot out the exhaust, the only major damage that could have caused was to rip a fin off the turbo. i think its the head gasket, im pretty positve. thaks guys
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Rep Power: 281 im checking it this sunday before i take it all apart. im doin the gasket myself, i work in a shop so there are madd tools around here. one of my buddies is a crazy mechanic, he says we could have it done in a few hours
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Originally Posted by robo1040
i only blew the ground straps off the spark plug, and actually i believe that the chips of the strap would be shot out the exhaust, the only major damage that could have caused was to rip a fin off the turbo. i think its the head gasket, im pretty positve. thaks guys
Just make sure you check the cylinder walls and rings well.
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Rep Power: 281 sorry man, no i dont have any blow by, that part of it is good! the problem has to be the gasket, there just isnt any other place it could be. when i get off work today im gonna take the radiator cap off and see if its got exhaust in it.
