My fingers are crossed - coolant everywhere
03-30-10, 08:28 PM
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My fingers are crossed - coolant everywhere
After a long winter of a lot of working on my car and no driving I got it out to do a little test/tune session. I noticed a small boost leak, but it wasnt enough to make the car run bad or anything so I just kept goin keeping a watchful eye on the wideband, afc, and boost gauge. I richened my high throttle range out and when I got to a nice stretch went for a pull. Thats when I realized my wastegate wasnt working and I ended up pulling 15.3 Lbs before I dropped the gas. I dont think it got dangerousley lean and I didnt really think all that much about it and just putted home.
Yesterday, I went back out to try to get her dialed in and when I fired it up there was a lot of moisture coming out of the exhaust. I let it idle for a bit and pulled it out of the garage and noticed a decent sized puddle of antifreeze where it was sitting.
I have a few theories of whats going on but I would really like to hear some other opinions.
To give some insight my setup at the moment consists of Rtek 1.7, SAFC II, 720cc secondaries, Ebay Turbo Lag Special FMIC, Blitz SBC-R set @ 10psi, and a reman engine @ just under 9K mi.
Im not really concerned about my little boost leak. That's the easy fix. But the coolant is what really worries me. I havent had the chance to see but the line on the back of the turbo is either leaking, or im really hoping that I didnt take out a coolant seal.
Srry for the long *** post guys, but some info/thoughts would really help.
Yesterday, I went back out to try to get her dialed in and when I fired it up there was a lot of moisture coming out of the exhaust. I let it idle for a bit and pulled it out of the garage and noticed a decent sized puddle of antifreeze where it was sitting.
I have a few theories of whats going on but I would really like to hear some other opinions.
To give some insight my setup at the moment consists of Rtek 1.7, SAFC II, 720cc secondaries, Ebay Turbo Lag Special FMIC, Blitz SBC-R set @ 10psi, and a reman engine @ just under 9K mi.
Im not really concerned about my little boost leak. That's the easy fix. But the coolant is what really worries me. I havent had the chance to see but the line on the back of the turbo is either leaking, or im really hoping that I didnt take out a coolant seal.
Srry for the long *** post guys, but some info/thoughts would really help.
03-31-10, 11:09 AM
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There was a leak from under the car and moisture coming from the exhaust. I dont know if it was condensation or not though. If someone could tell me exactly what to look for if theres a blown coolant seal. like if it will stop blowing white smoke after a bit of driving or what it usually would do that would be great.
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