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CaEric
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So iam driving home and iam a block from my house and next thing i know the isdie of my car is full of white smoke....i so hoping that my turbo went byby insted of something else.....please give me some ideas as to what to look for when i take it apart tommrow!!!

Ps:there was allready oil in my intercooler piping


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Darius2250
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I would say head gasket

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CaEric
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but how ..not once did it over heat .....nor was there any oil in the coolent..iam tending to belive that it was the turbo...at least taht what i want to belaive for the tme being ......ill do a compression check and see what i come up with...

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turbo-sil40
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To check if it is the head gasket pull the plugs and turn the engine over to see if water comes out of the head.

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rico05
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Also look for white crud in the radiator. Or do a compression test. When my hg went, it spat water and oil all down the exhaust side of the motor, but I have heard of one going much more descretly. Good luck!


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