need help please hurry!!!

87nasupra · 03-23-2006, 06:11 PM

ok i have a problem my engine has coolant leaking in to the oil im worried this is becasue of a bad gasket does anyone know why this is happening and what i have to do so i can fix it and stop the coolent from leaking into the engine ( oil)

j3pz · 03-23-2006, 06:16 PM

this is ussually a sign of a bhg. get a compression test done, all 6 cylinders should read around 160psi (sound correct?).

87nasupra · 03-23-2006, 06:19 PM

ok how do i go about getting a comp test done? and if it is infact a bhg wel that sucks

dcrusupra · 03-23-2006, 07:00 PM

If you have white smoke coming out of the exhaust, it smells like coolant, and the oil in the oil cap is kind of milky, then its a BHG.

87nasupra · 03-23-2006, 07:05 PM

ok thats the thing i dont have a bellowing white smoke ( seen that befor) and my oil itsnt milky per say it looks thinner and has a slight very slight greaan tint to it and here the kicker sometimes i can smell coolent from my air vents thats what i dont like abot the hole thing so im not to sure whats going on

j3pz · 03-24-2006, 06:04 PM

a local mechanic should be able to perform one. heard they might charge like $15 or something, or you could buy a compression gage and all the due-hickies and do it yourself.

TONY! · 03-24-2006, 11:33 PM

When you get coolant in the engine oil, you greatly decrease the oil's lubrication properties, then you get rod knock/spinning bearings (very expensive to fix).
Don't drive it or let that crap run through your engine oil passages if it is indeed oil and coolant mixing.
Is the oil foamy at all?
Do you have oil residue in your coolant overflow tank?

Performing a cooling system pressure test may or may not indicate a leak since sometimes leaks are intermittent. I would try it though anyways.
There are other tests, but they may be over your head (no offense--I was a new to engines to once).
Do you know of any mechanics that would let you borrow their tools?

03-23-2006, 06:11 PM	#1
87nasupra Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15	need help please hurry!!! ok i have a problem my engine has coolant leaking in to the oil im worried this is becasue of a bad gasket does anyone know why this is happening and what i have to do so i can fix it and stop the coolent from leaking into the engine ( oil)

03-23-2006, 06:16 PM	#2
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	this is ussually a sign of a bhg. get a compression test done, all 6 cylinders should read around 160psi (sound correct?). __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

03-23-2006, 06:19 PM	#3
87nasupra Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15	comp test ok how do i go about getting a comp test done? and if it is infact a bhg wel that sucks

03-23-2006, 07:00 PM	#4
dcrusupra 500whp yet? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Plantation, Fl. Posts: 1,052	If you have white smoke coming out of the exhaust, it smells like coolant, and the oil in the oil cap is kind of milky, then its a BHG. __________________ New Rebuild My CarDomain

03-24-2006, 06:04 PM	#6
j3pz 500whp yet? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, MD, US of A, 20659 Posts: 1,060	a local mechanic should be able to perform one. heard they might charge like $15 or something, or you could buy a compression gage and all the due-hickies and do it yourself. __________________ 88 N/A w/ 5spd - stock - not running, bhg 87 turbo/targa w/ 5spd- fidanza light weight flywheel, new oem slave cylinder, apexi air filter, no ac and no heat

03-23-2006, 07:05 PM	#5
87nasupra Stock Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 15	ok thats the thing i dont have a bellowing white smoke ( seen that befor) and my oil itsnt milky per say it looks thinner and has a slight very slight greaan tint to it and here the kicker sometimes i can smell coolent from my air vents thats what i dont like abot the hole thing so im not to sure whats going on

03-24-2006, 11:33 PM	#7
TONY! 12psi boost Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Troy, NY 12180 Posts: 353	When you get coolant in the engine oil, you greatly decrease the oil's lubrication properties, then you get rod knock/spinning bearings (very expensive to fix). Don't drive it or let that crap run through your engine oil passages if it is indeed oil and coolant mixing. Is the oil foamy at all? Do you have oil residue in your coolant overflow tank? Performing a cooling system pressure test may or may not indicate a leak since sometimes leaks are intermittent. I would try it though anyways. There are other tests, but they may be over your head (no offense--I was a new to engines to once). Do you know of any mechanics that would let you borrow their tools? __________________ -------------> ITEMS THAT ARE STILL AVAILABLE FROM AN '88 PART OUT <------------- _____\|_____ /. . . \ . . . \ . .\ ( ]/ . . . . \ . . . \ . .\[ ) _________________ /OO]====(W)====[OO\ [___________________] [ [O] ///______\\\ [O]_] ____________________[\|\|]______________[\|\|]____________________

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