foxminer Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Following on from a previos post about oil in my cooling system, i`ve spent the entire day taking my cooling system apart and cleaning all hoses and flushing the system and fitting a new thermostat.All fluids then ran clear i even managed to flush the oil out of the heater matrix.Now the bad news after a couple of short journeys and reflushing the system again it now smokes more than Dot Cotton on a bad day.Is this the sign of a blown head gasket. Is it still worth treating it with IRONTITE. Foxminer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 If the gasket has blown and you are burning oil, then the engine will chug - especially at lower revs. It'll generally feel gutless and speed will be down. Are you getting excessive crankcase pressure? Take the oil filler cap off the rocker cover and see if it behaves like a weak exhaust. Sometimes cracking each injector in turn while the engine is idling identifies a problem cylinder. Identify the smoke, is it oil or excessive fuel - you would be able to smell the difference. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxminer Posted May 10, 2007 Author Share Posted May 10, 2007 If the gasket has blown and you are burning oil, then the engine will chug - especially at lower revs. It'll generally feel gutless and speed will be down. Are you getting excessive crankcase pressure? Take the oil filler cap off the rocker cover and see if it behaves like a weak exhaust. Sometimes cracking each injector in turn while the engine is idling identifies a problem cylinder. Identify the smoke, is it oil or excessive fuel - you would be able to smell the difference.Les. Hi Les, After days of flushing filling flushing i finally added a bottle of Irontite,but i think it was all in vain, it did appear to calm it down a little but i have given up on it at last. Looks like i`ll be looking for someone to do the head gasket or god forbid a new head. A big thank to you and all contributors who helped me with my questions, i don`t mind having a little go at things myself but my experience is limited.Hopefully i will be able to help someone myself oneday. Foxminer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted May 10, 2007 Share Posted May 10, 2007 Buy or borrow a torque wrench and do the job yourself. The necessary info is in the Tech archive, and any problems will get responded to pretty quickly on here. You could save yourself a couple of hundred quid. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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