blown headgasket or overheated?

[fallen180sx]

ok heres the situation.. my heater hoses werent routed to anything.. so when i cranked the ca smoke came out of them. my guess is the radiator fluids came out and the engine overheated and burned oil in the process. smoke was coming out of the firewall side and above the turbo side below the valve cover. were going to route the heater hoses today and refill the radiator and cap some vacuum lines and see what happens. my sr buddies think its a possible blown headgasket, but i figured a blown headgasket there would be fluids everywhere, (theres not). it just smoked.. ill give you guys more info today when i get off work after i change every fluid on this car and route the heater hoses and cap the vacuum lines. im hoping this isnt a blown headgasket..

[boost_boy]

You over heated your engine. Please be prepared to take off the head and get your head machined. You will also need a new headgasket, head bolts and valve stem seals. And while you're at it, change the water pump, timing belt, camshafts seals, and if you can the crankshaft seal.

Dee

[fallen180sx]

be prepared to as in im going to have to? or just incase as to what it does after we change everything? thanks boost

[originalsin]

how hard is it to replace the valve stem seals?

[boost_boy]

how hard is it to replace the valve stem seals?

Yes it is, so let the machine shop assume the headache.

Dee

[originalsin]

bout how much they gona charge me? and dee, wats ur aim sn, i woudlent mind talkin to ya a bit more on the ca, every nissan board i go on everyone says u kno the ca best

[float_6969]

I'm with Dee on this. At the very least, be prepared to replace the headgasket, head bolts, and get the head milled. If it was my car, I'd replace all of the item Dee listed also.

[boost_boy]

bout how much they gona charge me? and dee, wats ur aim sn, i woudlent mind talkin to ya a bit more on the ca, every nissan board i go on everyone says u kno the ca best

turb0sentra

Dee