white smoke. funny idle - Page 2

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Mustangscotty

Checked for codes?

Injector or two stuck open? Are all the electrical plugs in the engine bay secure and connections good? Fuses good? Smell the oil on the dipstick, does it have a strong smell of fuel? Vacuum lines leaking?
Is there excess discharge of water at the tail pipe?

My vote goes to a blown head gasket.

Smell the spark plug of your choice. What does it smell like after the engine has cooled down? Maybe cup your hand around the exhaust outlet and smell the condensation.

Air filter and pcv valve good? Is the filter wet?

An injector might be stuck open but i doubt it. Fuses are all good. Oil on the dipstick is perfect and smells like oil. Doesnt appear to be any vacuum leaks. When it smokes water does drip from the exhaust. Spark plugs smell normal. Air filter and pcv are both good. Filter is dry

ForceFed4g63 · 02-08-2012, 01:09 PM

What was the compression when you tested it? Did you test it cold or warm?

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 03:35 PM

215 on 1 220 2-4. tested it warm

ShawnBoyMoody · 02-08-2012, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by AverageJoe

Don't worry about it, thats just the nordic mist

Zing! Rep.

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 04:59 PM

Im starting to think blown head gasket. Coolant went down a bit in the overflow. The oil on the dip stick looks fine but under the oil cap its milky. It started to over heat slightly, let it run a good 30 mins. Trying to find one of these...looks to be a pretty solid way of telling. Anyone know where to find one?

I've called a few places but nobody has them in stock. Really dont want to wait a week to have one shipped. Thanks again

ForceFed4g63 · 02-08-2012, 05:00 PM

All the tell tale signs of a HG. Did you put the head on yourself?

WWhittle · 02-08-2012, 05:03 PM

The milky substance you are seeing could be condensation and oil mixing under the valve cover. Even more likely since the car has been sitting.
I've seen it with almost any kind of oil but it seems to be worse with Valvoline VR1.

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ForceFed4g63

All the tell tale signs of a HG. Did you put the head on yourself?

Nah i bought the engine from hmotors. I did a balance shaft delete. If i fucked up the step in tapping the block for a plug it could be oil burning off but im not losing any oil and im confident i did a good job doing it

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Originally Posted by WWhittle

The milky substance you are seeing could be condensation and oil mixing under the valve cover. Even more likely since the car has been sitting.

Yeah i've had it happen before a long time ago. It went away after a few minutes of idling. I wiped the cap clean yesterday and its back to being milky. I cant imagine there is that much condensation in the engine for the amount of smoke that is being dumped out

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 06:29 PM

Another small finding. Pulled the sparks plugs again to look at them. Cyl 3 there was a small amount of white powder like stuff. This could be coolant correct? The other three were just black

LXtasy · 02-08-2012, 06:44 PM

cocaine in number 3. Chop it up and snort it. Start it up and no more cocaine smoke

nordic97mist · 02-08-2012, 06:48 PM

i did. nothing happened

LXtasy · 02-08-2012, 06:55 PM

Scrap is 13 cents a lb. Best I can do

Mustangscotty · 02-09-2012, 12:52 AM

try pressurizing the radiator and see if the level of coolant changes

Matts94Z28 · 02-09-2012, 01:05 AM

Worse than this?

blubyu87gt · 02-09-2012, 01:19 AM

Drop an LS1 in it. Problem solved.

nordic97mist · 02-09-2012, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Matts94Z28

Worse than this?

Oil cap sortaish. Valve cover no idea. If this white substance on the spark plug is from the coolant it looks like its just in cylinder 3 and hasnt blown open to do that much milking yet

Edit: Just read this. Idk how true this is. But it said if one or more of the spark plugs looks cleaner than the rest that could be the cylinder thats blown. Cylinders 2 and 4 looked pretty normal. Cylinder three had some white powder on the bottom and cylinder 1 looked much cleaner than the rest. Not sure what to think about that?

Double edit: Cylinder 1 is the cylinder that compression tested slightly lower than 2-4 which showed a perfect 220 psi. Cylinder 1 spark plug looked exactly like cylinders 2-4

trickey · 02-09-2012, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by nordic97mist

Im starting to think blown head gasket. Coolant went down a bit in the overflow. The oil on the dip stick looks fine but under the oil cap its milky. It started to over heat slightly, let it run a good 30 mins. Trying to find one of these...looks to be a pretty solid way of telling. Anyone know where to find one?

I've called a few places but nobody has them in stock. Really dont want to wait a week to have one shipped. Thanks again

Block tester available from NAPA pt # BK 700-1006. Have had some success useing it. Also have hooked cyl leakdown tester to suspect cyl and look for bubbles in coolant, check engine when cold and hot.........

Shane361 · 02-09-2012, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by trickey

Block tester available from NAPA pt # BK 700-1006. Have had some success useing it. Also have hooked cyl leakdown tester to suspect cyl and look for bubbles in coolant, check engine when cold and hot.........

Yes...I hate those bubbles!

Here is my blown head gasket exhaust...

And my blown head gasket bubbles...

Mustangscotty · 02-09-2012, 10:42 AM

Pull the radiator cap and listen. You might have a fish tank in there (similar to what Shane's ride did ).

Matts94Z28 · 02-09-2012, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nordic97mist

Oil cap sortaish. Valve cover no idea. If this white substance on the spark plug is from the coolant it looks like its just in cylinder 3 and hasnt blown open to do that much milking yet

Edit: Just read this. Idk how true this is. But it said if one or more of the spark plugs looks cleaner than the rest that could be the cylinder thats blown. Cylinders 2 and 4 looked pretty normal. Cylinder three had some white powder on the bottom and cylinder 1 looked much cleaner than the rest. Not sure what to think about that?

Double edit: Cylinder 1 is the cylinder that compression tested slightly lower than 2-4 which showed a perfect 220 psi. Cylinder 1 spark plug looked exactly like cylinders 2-4

Well all of that is just condensation from sitting.

02-08-2012, 03:35 PM	#23
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02-08-2012, 04:59 PM	#25
nordic97mist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 306	Im starting to think blown head gasket. Coolant went down a bit in the overflow. The oil on the dip stick looks fine but under the oil cap its milky. It started to over heat slightly, let it run a good 30 mins. Trying to find one of these...looks to be a pretty solid way of telling. Anyone know where to find one? I've called a few places but nobody has them in stock. Really dont want to wait a week to have one shipped. Thanks again __________________ Inked For Life!

02-08-2012, 06:29 PM	#29
nordic97mist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 306	Another small finding. Pulled the sparks plugs again to look at them. Cyl 3 there was a small amount of white powder like stuff. This could be coolant correct? The other three were just black __________________ Inked For Life!

02-08-2012, 06:44 PM	#30
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	cocaine in number 3. Chop it up and snort it. Start it up and no more cocaine smoke __________________

02-08-2012, 06:48 PM	#31
nordic97mist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 306	i did. nothing happened __________________ Inked For Life!

02-08-2012, 01:09 PM	#22
ForceFed4g63 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aiken Posts: 7,002	What was the compression when you tested it? Did you test it cold or warm?

02-08-2012, 05:00 PM	#26
ForceFed4g63 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aiken Posts: 7,002	All the tell tale signs of a HG. Did you put the head on yourself?

02-08-2012, 05:03 PM	#27
WWhittle Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC Posts: 3,899	The milky substance you are seeing could be condensation and oil mixing under the valve cover. Even more likely since the car has been sitting. I've seen it with almost any kind of oil but it seems to be worse with Valvoline VR1.

02-08-2012, 06:55 PM	#32
LXtasy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Summerville, SC Posts: 9,564	Scrap is 13 cents a lb. Best I can do __________________

02-09-2012, 12:52 AM	#33
Mustangscotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 699	try pressurizing the radiator and see if the level of coolant changes

02-09-2012, 01:05 AM	#34
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02-09-2012, 01:19 AM	#35
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02-09-2012, 10:42 AM	#39
Mustangscotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 699	Pull the radiator cap and listen. You might have a fish tank in there (similar to what Shane's ride did ).