JacksAvon
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 05:23 PM |
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New Head Gasket time??
Nasty sludge in the oil filler cap of the 2lt zetec.
More than normal white smoke on start up
Some oil dripping from the exhaust collector
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 05:36 PM |
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Or could just be condensation? Depending on your breather setup (ie modern stuff, and even 40+ years ago) the breathers were connected to the inlet to
help suck fumes out of the engine to help stop condensation and oil leaks. If just a passive setup, I would do nothing until you have taken the car
for a decent run and allowed teh car to heat up for a good chunk of time. Also, do you have an oil cooler? if so, is it thermostatically controlled?
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JacksAvon
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 05:40 PM |
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No oil cooler.
It has not had a blast since october
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snapper
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 09:34 PM |
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Is the water in the header tank dropping?
Do a compression test and/or leak down
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 09:35 PM |
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Get it warmed through properly and a good run. Hopefully that will clear it. filler cap mayo is often just condensation, especially this weather.
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JacksAvon
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| posted on 24/1/15 at 10:30 PM |
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Thanks chaps,
next bit of free time is blast down the road time
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 25/1/15 at 06:31 AM |
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More of a cruise doing a circuit of the M25.....needs to be good and long to (hopefully) dry the oil out. But do keep an eye on the header tank...
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Mikef
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| posted on 25/1/15 at 08:33 AM |
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plus 1 for Compression test.
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chillis
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| posted on 25/1/15 at 02:05 PM |
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You need to check the head isn't cracked around the exhaust ports, black tops are weak in this area. water in oil and white smoke are
symptoms.
The head gaskets don't usually fail unless they're incorrectly installed.
From your picture I don't think that would be condensation.
Compressed air down the plug hole at tdc and look for bubbles in the coolant header tank.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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