Head gasket intake manifold gasket? Help
10-13-2010, 12:25 PM
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Head gasket intake manifold gasket? Help I am doing this from my phone at the court house here in Houston so I hope it works n posts
I have a 98 camaro ss with only 81k I have heads cam fast intake n tb n tuned well when I turn it on I see sone smoke come out the breather by the oil filler n the hose that runs from the valve cover to the tb when I took the breather off inside u can see the oil kinda ugly I color like a milky type I asked a friend n he said It's either the head gasket or intake manifold gasket but only sure once we take it all apart. The other issue vie had is that the I always have low cola t where does it go I donno lol I changed the cap on the radiator n check the pressure it wAs all good so it kept doing that still said low cola t so I changed out the theromosate n still low. I saw that it comes out the reservoir when it heats up. So now for all u experts out there. What the he'll do I do now ?
I have a 98 camaro ss with only 81k I have heads cam fast intake n tb n tuned well when I turn it on I see sone smoke come out the breather by the oil filler n the hose that runs from the valve cover to the tb when I took the breather off inside u can see the oil kinda ugly I color like a milky type I asked a friend n he said It's either the head gasket or intake manifold gasket but only sure once we take it all apart. The other issue vie had is that the I always have low cola t where does it go I donno lol I changed the cap on the radiator n check the pressure it wAs all good so it kept doing that still said low cola t so I changed out the theromosate n still low. I saw that it comes out the reservoir when it heats up. So now for all u experts out there. What the he'll do I do now ?
10-13-2010, 01:00 PM
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most likely not the intake manifold because there isnt any coolant that flows through it like older engines. drain the oil and make sure it is in fact milky reason being is head gaskets rarely leak water INTO the oil. not saying its impossible but its not common
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Thanks will do. Why does it smoke from there? I also wonder if the oil being that color has anything to do with Lucas oil additive ?
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Thanks will do. Why does it smoke from there? I also wonder if the oil being that color has anything to do with Lucas oil additive ?
10-13-2010, 03:09 PM
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I doubt the lucas additive would do that since its oil based and isnt milky to start with. You you replaced the cap and its still ubbling out of the tank and u have disappearing coolant? That really sounds like a head gasket because the air leaking in from the bad gasket will over pressurize the system causing it to bubble out of the over flow a common cause is just a bad cap but since you said the cap was replaced that only leaves the heads.
