 White smoke help? |
 Dec 2, 2012 - 4:15 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 20, '11 From gta Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
94 gts. 5sfe. Recently died on me despite changing the alternator. I boosted it, but see white smoke or steam coming from the exhaust pipe. What can I do? There's also a rough idle that dips to from 800-900 rpm to 600 every second or so. Is this related? The engine is a jap import, that replaced one with a broken head gasket. Their '30-day' warranty expired, but I'm going to still speak with them. Ideas?
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Jan 24, 2013 - 3:59 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '12 From Warrior, AL Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Can try doing a piston soak with Marvel Mystery Oil, then running the Marvel in the crankcase. What I did and it freed my rings. Of course if that doesn't work switch out to heavier oils or use a stop burn additive. What causes the smoke with the 7A-FE are the oil control rings. They get stuck and it allows oil into the combustion chamber. Rebuilding the head would just be a waste of money.
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gts4 White smoke help? Dec 2, 2012 - 4:15 PM
Box White smoke points to blown head gasket, or cracke... Dec 2, 2012 - 4:19 PM
gts4 QUOTE (Box @ Dec 2, 2012 - 4:19 PM) ... Dec 2, 2012 - 6:46 PM nics QUOTE (gts4 @ Dec 2, 2012 - 3:46 PM)... Dec 2, 2012 - 7:43 PM Box QUOTE (gts4 @ Dec 2, 2012 - 5:46 PM)... Dec 2, 2012 - 9:59 PM xxgetbackupxx QUOTE (Box @ Dec 2, 2012 - 10:59 PM)... Jan 24, 2013 - 3:46 PM xxgetbackupxx I get a little bit white smoke with a tint of blue... Dec 2, 2012 - 8:36 PM trdproven ive had white smoke for 7 years from the exhaust w... Jan 23, 2013 - 9:50 PM xxgetbackupxx QUOTE (Box @ Jan 24, 2013 - 4:59 PM)... Jan 24, 2013 - 4:02 PM Box You take out the spark plugs and pour in whatever,... Jan 24, 2013 - 5:29 PM trdproven for head gasket, you can use the combustion leak t... Jan 24, 2013 - 7:29 PM |
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