what to check...
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Head gasket failure typically results in white smoke out the tailpipe, as it introduces water into the combustion chamber. I can't imagine how water could get from here into the valvetrain area.
How does your oil look? Is it at all cloudy or milky? Any slimy gray residue on the underside of the oil cap?
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[QUOTE=Joe Perez;116444]How does your oil look? Is it at all cloudy or milky? Any slimy gray residue on the underside of the oil cap?[/
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oil levels have been constantly giong down...most likely due to bad turbo seal, that problem is in the mail as we speak...
as for the underside of the oil cap everything looks normal...
kinda frustrated with this.
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oil levels have been constantly giong down...most likely due to bad turbo seal, that problem is in the mail as we speak...
as for the underside of the oil cap everything looks normal...
kinda frustrated with this.
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Didn't we already cover this:
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=10044
If you suspect that you're burning radiator fluid or have a leaky headgasket... THEN JUST CHECK YOUR RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL!!! If it's low, then fill it up. Drive it for a day or two and then check again. If it's low... THEN IT'S LEAKING!!! If it's full, then it's not.
If you want to know if the radiator fluid is somehow getting into the crankcase and mixing with the oil, THEN JUST CHANGE YOUR OIL AND LOOK AT IT!!!
https://www.miataturbo.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=10044
If you suspect that you're burning radiator fluid or have a leaky headgasket... THEN JUST CHECK YOUR RADIATOR FLUID LEVEL!!! If it's low, then fill it up. Drive it for a day or two and then check again. If it's low... THEN IT'S LEAKING!!! If it's full, then it's not.
If you want to know if the radiator fluid is somehow getting into the crankcase and mixing with the oil, THEN JUST CHANGE YOUR OIL AND LOOK AT IT!!!
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i've already done hat cjernigan, i am awaiting my turbo rebuilt kit because my turbo is effeedddd...
so as of now yes, i am running the breather hose to right before the turbo helping to seal the seals better.
to be ordered....
mazda 323 PCV
i'm tired of waiting to get one of these, i'm gonna do it.
new headgasket... how long does it take to take the head off and install one?
i'm almost positive that it's bad, and this will help me rule the headgasket out of possible radiator fluid in oil.
so as of now yes, i am running the breather hose to right before the turbo helping to seal the seals better.
to be ordered....
mazda 323 PCV
i'm tired of waiting to get one of these, i'm gonna do it.
new headgasket... how long does it take to take the head off and install one?
i'm almost positive that it's bad, and this will help me rule the headgasket out of possible radiator fluid in oil.
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You're going to need a leak down test kit. I don't know if the parts stores that let you borrow tools have them to loan out or not... But look around, perhaps someone like Harbor Freight carries an inexpensive kit.
The procedure is straight forward. You introduce pressure into a cylinder @ TDC and see if it holds or not. If pressure leaks, sometimes you can hear where the air is escaping from.
The procedure is straight forward. You introduce pressure into a cylinder @ TDC and see if it holds or not. If pressure leaks, sometimes you can hear where the air is escaping from.
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You're going to need a leak down test kit. I don't know if the parts stores that let you borrow tools have them to loan out or not... But look around, perhaps someone like Harbor Freight carries an inexpensive kit.
The procedure is straight forward. You introduce pressure into a cylinder @ TDC and see if it holds or not. If pressure leaks, sometimes you can hear where the air is escaping from.
The procedure is straight forward. You introduce pressure into a cylinder @ TDC and see if it holds or not. If pressure leaks, sometimes you can hear where the air is escaping from.
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I don't know, I've never had to do it. The question is WHY did the HG fail? And if it did fail, is there additional damage? If it's just a HG, you'd be lucky. Unfotunately the block is iron and the head is aluminum--which both expand at different rates, usually resutling in the head warping.
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