ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 11m 23d Posted 01/06/10 11:13 AM Share Posted 01/06/10 11:13 AM Maybe its had a hard life and has alot of blow by. The water getting into the cylinders and washing down the rings and bores wouldnt help much either. Any bit of sh*t around the rings and top of the bore that would of been helping seal combustion has now probably been washed away from all the coolant/steam. Water in the oil will always boil off more too,causing to come out the breather. When you get the head off let us all know how clean some of the piston tops are and how much oil you see in the inlet manifold. Have you checked your turbo for excessive play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 01/06/10 12:02 PM Author Share Posted 01/06/10 12:02 PM there is a little bit of play in the turbo. it still spins freely by hand without making noise or rubbing on the housing.the inlet manifold is dirty as all crap. Its entirely caked in oil scum just like everywhere else on the inside. im guessing degreaser is gonna be the best thing to clean all the oil off with? I have no idea how the car could even kick over, let alone drive any distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 8m Gender: Male Posted 02/06/10 08:28 AM Share Posted 02/06/10 08:28 AM I just went round to give jarod a hand....... its not looking good im thinking cracked block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 02/06/10 08:55 AM Share Posted 02/06/10 08:55 AM Cracked block. Lets hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 8m Gender: Male Posted 02/06/10 09:00 AM Share Posted 02/06/10 09:00 AM its a sign that its time for an atomic, youll see what I mean when jarod posts some pics hes taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 02/06/10 10:05 AM Author Share Posted 02/06/10 10:05 AM (edited) This is what we seen once the tappet cover was off.Its real pretty.We had abit of trouble getting the crank pulley off. It was stiff and we didnt really have the right tools. Finally got it off and that when this happened...Litres of oil and water poured out from the crank, its a mystery as to how the car didnt blow up in a pile of steam. Not really sure how it all got there. We still havent got the head off. The Crank pulley consumed way too much time. And in the end its now gotta get replaced as it got a bit damaged :(. Edited 02/06/10 10:06 AM by Jarod85 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 11m 23d Posted 02/06/10 10:23 AM Share Posted 02/06/10 10:23 AM (edited) Oh no,its chocolate milkshake bad.... Its been leaking for a while and could possibly be a cracked head or gasket. You might aswell pull the whole thing apart as you dont want to do the head etc and then find that the block is cracked. Havent seen one of these blocks crack except for when a rod smashes it. If your keeping the car for a while do it all nice.That pic reminds me of the vl commo when they crack heads under the cam. Oh and if litres of oil and water came out of the crank seal area when you pulled the balancer off,your oil is probs way overfull as its got alot of water in it. This would definately cause alot of heavy breathing. Edited 02/06/10 10:26 AM by ebxmple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 02/06/10 10:38 AM Author Share Posted 02/06/10 10:38 AM Yeah so that would explain all the oil making its way into the air inlet, as it was pressurised through the breather ontop of the tappet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 4m 18d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 02/06/10 10:41 AM Share Posted 02/06/10 10:41 AM So how long had you been driving the car with the shagged gasket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarod85 Member 58 Member For: 14y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: Orange Posted 02/06/10 11:12 AM Author Share Posted 02/06/10 11:12 AM I thought it was a small leak coming from the heater hose. So I was driving it for maybe 2 weeks like that. Unaware of the real culprit. Then all of a sudden it was losing coolant really fast, so I checked the oil and realised what was going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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