A loud pop with water everywhere

[Luderacer14]

I did a burnout today at 15 psi and heard a loud pop in my engine bay, my engine bay started smoking up. It's on stock internals with a t28 turbo. I think I blew a gasket. Theres just white steam and it does'int smell like coolant at all. Any ideas? Theres no presence of oil in the engine bay. It's at the intake manifold area.

[hysteria]

loud pop? once the engine is cool see if it starts and runs, but don't leave it on, just see if everything is okay and then turn it off because you probably just burst a coolant line or something. look around under the hood to see what hose broke, or if anything is visible. get under the car, look all around the engine bay. my guess is a hose, but it could be something worse, or not, i dont know. it could be the radiator if it's the stock one... those plastic tops tend to break a lot on nissans. but i've never seen one "pop". i don't have any other ideas right now, but i'll think about it and get back to you... i'm just looking at the clock and realizing i need to do work instead of posting replies on this damn board...

[virus77]

Check the uppper radiator hose see if it burst, thats what it most likely was.

[Luderacer14]

Thanks for your responses, I'm gonna check it tomorrow and update because it's dark outside.

[blubottlemax]

The way you post, I swear your trying to blow up your motor...

[DammitBobby]

Is that a common problem because I blew my top radiator hose apart a couple of weeks ago and it sounded like a big bang!!

[:: orion ::]

Had a guy at a recent event I hosted, and after a quick "drift" fun-run, he pulled over to talk to us...the BOOM!

His stock S13 radiator split at the top (the plastic part), right as a guy was reaching to open the hood!

- Brian

[hysteria]

huh... i would think that instead of pressure just building up so much that it made the thing explode it would run into the overflow tank... my radiator cracked about a month ago, but it just leaked, it never got so bad that parts started shooting off... and my radiator hose always has pressure in it... i know it gets hot but damn enough pressure to make the hose burst? that stuff is threaded too... weird. must have been just the age...

[virus77]

Be sure to check your waterpump belts as it may have been cut, broke, or fell off and that caused the extra pressure and blew the hose.

BTW where did you get the t28 and for how much?

[Luderacer14]

OK, I checked it out today and it's my headgasket!!! I feel air from the headgasket pump out when it's running. Theres just a little bit of steam coming out of it. This sucks, first my clutch now this!! I saw the boostdesigns engine and I'm very interested in it. I might go that route because it does'int cost that much more to get a built engine. Anyways, do you guys have any idea how much I can sell a ka24de with 52,000 that has a blown headgasket? The guy i bought it from said he bought it from autozone. It's a volvo watercooled turbo and full boost feels like it kicks in instant.

[hysteria]

man that sucks... i don't know, you should maybe check to see what all is damaged if anything... you could use that engine to build, but i mean boost designs and phat kat don't charge much for a core if you can't supply one. chances are no one wants an engine with a blown headgasket, but you never know. i'd say you'll get $50 for it, stripped down but i'm not the guy to talk to for pricing... i have no idea really... with all the turbo stuff and everything you'll obviously get more, but i'm thinking you'll get more if you part it out rather than sell it as a whole, or hold on to the stuff you have an build an engine and strap on all the goodies you have. no reason to get rid of all the other stuff if the head gasket is the only problem.

[virus77]

you need to take it slow buddy, ever since youve been on the forum youve been putting all hell on your car. If you get another engine you will do the same thing. Just take it easy and study up a bit more on a proper buildup.

[hysteria]

although i haven't been paying attention to your prior posts and what material they covered i definitely agree that a good working knowledge will only serve you well... it will never hurt you. knowledge is power.

lol some of the people on these forums should be a motivational speakers.

"YOU GOTS TO LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF!!! POSITATE THE NEGATIVE!!!!" -strong bad

[blubottlemax]

like virus said, you need to slow down. Everytime you post its about something going wrong with your car while you were romping on it. What did you expect? You never seem to figure out a problem when you go and do something like a burnout at 15psi and then boom, blow your headgasket. Even a built motor is not indestructible. If you drive it like you stole it all the time, its gonna be just like that, a stolen beater.

[virus77]

I swear I feel like the NICO nag, always trying to tell people to take it slow. Somones gotta do the dirty work.

[Luderacer14]

Well, this sucks and I'm broke and I still need a clutch and flywheel. I'm thinking of just a metal headgasket now, can blowing your gasket jack your internals up??

[virus77]

your head should come off and you should inspect it, it might need to be machined flat again if its warped a little.

[D Money]

wtf, u were doing a burnout on 15psi?! whats wrong with you

[nissanfanatic]

Know what a metal headgasket would have done when you did a burnout at 15psi? Not have blown. Know what would have? Prolly a couple ring lands. You have a condition in your engine. Do you have a wideband? What are you doing for timing? Pre-ignition will typically lead to blown ring lands. Detonation can, but typically its suck an impact on the engine, it just busts one or more of your pistons right there. Seriously, seriously look into your AF readings. And with your setup, the stock headgasket can serve as a fuse.

Yea!!!, burnout at 15psi? C'mon, I'll redline before I make 6psi! Were you in second gear or something?lol EAsy on the UBARJDM 1337 full boost burnouts from now on okay?lol J/k

[blubottlemax]

Ludaracer, first off, I hope you don't work on helicopters out there in Jacksonslime... I feel sorry for you, I hated NC while I was in school there. Second, look at the titles of your recent post:

Breather filter caused my engine to overheatLoss of power from throttle body cleanerTurbo is Pissing me off!!!!Car bogs and blows fire out it's *** when boost hits high. Blown head gasket already!!WTF Blown headgasket, now goood??Tired of my unrealible kadetMBC acting up??Grinding gears and looking at a aem wideband.

Just from the titles, its quite obvious you have had a lot of problems, so why push the car so hard? A metal head gasket is not going to solve all your issues, thats for sure. Next time, instead of your headgasket going, your whole engine will probably be toast. You seriously need to slow down, take your time, and take it a little easier on your car man. I'm not trying to be a d!ck here, Ive done my fair share of stupid **** to my cars, but continuing to beat on it, especially when you don't have the money to fix it, is only going to frustrate you and get you no where fast. I'm serious though, I hope you don't work on helicopters there. Semper Fi from a former Phrog Crewchief.

[Luderacer14]

I actually do work on helicopters, I'm a 6132. IT SUCKS!!! I wish they woulda gave me orders to Oki, I wanted to buy a Skyline from over there and ship it here, but it's obviously not gonna happen now. I'm running a wideband and a safc with 370cc injectors and walboro fuel pump, 300zx fuel filter. Timing beens adjusted from the distributer. My headgasket was leaking before and resealed itself somehow. So this was gonna happen eventually anyways. Hey guys, I'm just sooo use to beating on my car, thats how I been driving ever since I got my license, I have an addiction for racing and speed, I been trying to stop, maybe I need conseling. And yes, my foot is made or pure lead!

[D Money]

good luck with 370's and 15psi. lower the boost or increase injector size

[96240SX41]

well still check your hoses, because if the head gasket blew, then you might have over-heated. Also, it resealed because at a certain point that gasket crystalizes and seals it back temporarily. Defiently get your head checked, for i did it to another car, and it just being off by .0001 it looses some pressure. Take it to a local machine shop, and while your at it, get new valves or something LOL. Hope this helped at all!

[blubottlemax]

6132, whats that, ILMD? Either way, you don't have enough fuel to support 15psi, not to mention, your pushing the T28's efficiency at that level, more heat pump than power. If you bumped your FP up, you might be able to run 14 psi, but thats the ghetto way of doing it, can you say time bomb? Your probably what, a LCPL by now? Walking around New River sucks, I know, I went to school there for 4 months when HMT-204 still trained 6112's. Not being able to get off base sucks even more, with that 2 mile walk to the front gate. Take your time man, take your time down to the auto hobby shop. You know marines will always help each other out, doesn't matter if most are into domestics, they will still help you out there, and the MP's won't yell at ya for working on it in the parking lot of the barracks. I haven't been to Jacksonville since 1999, but it was still a hole in the wall then, I can't imagine any performance shops opened now. Turn your boost down to 10-12 psi, replace your clutch, put a OEM headgasket in, and have some fun with your car, but don't terrorize it or drive it like a raped ape, or its gonna fail again. Good luck with whatever you do.

BTW, going to Oki just to buy a Skyline and ship it back is a pipe dream. It would be illegal and Customs wouldn't let it leave the shipyard. Contact RB motoring if you want information on bringing a skyline into the states. Motorex was the only company authorized, but they screwed there own business up, plus they were charging upwards of $10k ON TOP OF the price of the vehicles to get them legal for US sale. Want to go to Japan just to drive one for a year? Well, after you pay $1000 to get your license, IF you pass the test, there are huge taxes and fees you must pay just to register the car for the year, and this is all before you have purchased the vehicle. If you can't afford to fix your 240, how ya gonna do all of this? Most people I know who have gone to Oki do not get a vehicle the first time, only if they are staying for more than a year, and are already a CPL or above with some bank.
Modified by blubottlemax at 7:00 PM 4/23/2005