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204JDM240
02-16-2009, 11:38 PM
hmm so i started up my car after installing my new turbo which took weeks to get and a bit of coolant came out of my exhaust housing on my turbo on the first start up after installing everything, i left on the downpipe but on the cement i can see the sprayed coolant on the floor and puffs of white smoke would come out. im thinking hmm maybe its the coolant from the turbo? maybe some leak thru the turbo naturally to cool it? but then im thinkin it could be a blown head gasket? now i installed the rest of my exhaust system which is just a straight pipe all thru no cat no nothing and when i let it warm up and rev it it shoots out big amounts of white smoke and sprays some small amounts of water or whatever thru the exhaust. (it is a mild winter the cars located in the garage and i even closed the garage just to see if the temperature outside has anything to do with the smoke but it doesnt. i dont see any milky coolant or my spark plugs being white or anything.) do u guys think its a blown head gasket? whats ur guys 2 cents? thanks in advance

Slammed180
02-16-2009, 11:47 PM
Check your coolant overflow tank. If there's oil mixed with your coolant, then most likely your HG is blown. If not, you may have a bad turbo. The seals on it could be bad.

Infamax
02-17-2009, 12:27 AM
Does the water in your radiator stay full? or is it slowly draining?

SoguRacing
02-17-2009, 01:07 AM
do a compression test on your car. that will determine if your HG is blown.