what's going on
#1
what's going on
my winter car just took a crap. i was driving it down I-65 and it wouldn't go any faster than 55. if i gave it more gas it just bogged down. next i looked in the rear view and saw white smoke, then it died. came back a few days later, started and it idled REALLY rough. finally after about 1 minute, it died and the dip stick shot up about 3 inches. tried again and got the same thing....but no white smoke. any ideas?
at first i thought head gasket, but now i'm not so sure.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
at first i thought head gasket, but now i'm not so sure.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
#4
On my 89 Merkur, when the crankcase was pressurized by an bad PCV it caused the dipstick to shoot up and spray oil all over. However the XR4Ti is a turbo car and yours is not therefore I would suspect that a head gasket or something is leaking. What does the oil look like? Take a compression test.
#11
Originally posted by nightrider
it's an 85 chevy celebrity. would a head gasket cause the dip-stick to shoot out???
it's an 85 chevy celebrity. would a head gasket cause the dip-stick to shoot out???
#12
what`s happened to your car is this one of your pistons has developed a hole in it or the ring lands have broken off the piston this will put oil in the combustion chamber and create white smoke
little oil burning =blue
lotsa oil burning=white
dipstick popping out=compression in the crancase(hole in piston)
little oil burning =blue
lotsa oil burning=white
dipstick popping out=compression in the crancase(hole in piston)
#14
85 Celebrity? 2.5L "Iron Duke" 4 cylinder by any chance? They are known for cracking the cylinder head... Just a thought. White smoke is coolant in the chambers 99% of the time, and a cracked head and/or a head gasket is the most likely cause.
#15
thanks for all the posts. i think i'm going to have it towed to my house and tear into it on one of my breaks...but i will definately get a compression tester and let you know what i find.