12-06-2009, 01:15 AM | #11 | |
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12-06-2009, 02:47 AM | #12 | |
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But pulling the dipstick is easy or looking under the oil cap. You can also pull the plugs to check if they are all coolant soaked.
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12-06-2009, 12:47 PM | #13 |
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Yep. if your cooling system gets pressurized in seconds flat from cold, its absolutely a headgasket, my S10 did this. if its indeed a 2.2, dont be afraid to ask me for help, I know ALL ABOUT this motor, inside and out.
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12-06-2009, 04:48 PM | #14 |
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White smoke from the exhaust was the old school method of seeing if antifreeze was getting into the combustion chamber. To see if there was a leak from the cooling system to the oil system, you would pull the dipstick and let a drop of oil fall on the hot exhaust manifold. Usually, nothing happens to the drop. But if there is water or antifreeze in the oil, it will bubble on the hot pipe.
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12-06-2009, 06:18 PM | #15 | |
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12-06-2009, 09:53 PM | #16 | |
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I'd check the oil for sure to make sure there isn't coolent in it.
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