DAMN IT. Coolant hose popped off and intake sucked coolant in.

Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:36 PM
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Default DAMN IT. Coolant hose popped off and intake sucked coolant in.

Now it smokes all out the intake, huge clouds and it pushing white gunk out. Also my oil is milky white, is it a blown head gasket or did the coolant travel into the intake down into the oil? (Which I highly doubt I just want some false hope.)
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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Well I'll tell you this, If you got coolant in your oil, you're going to lock up your block. I'd get it fixed before you run it again.
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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better put some good oil in it before you run again. could be either or both. water in the intake can do all kinds of bad things depending on how much.
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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But would coolant travel through the intake into my oil?
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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And what about the gunk being pushed out the intake? Even if I changed the oil wouldn't that just fall back in? Also, when I fill the radiator it just keeps draining out. I don't see leaks. Is that a sign of a blown gasket?
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:44 PM
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It would pass through the rings and get into the oil from the cylinders. and if you get too much water in a cylinder you can either bend a rod, break a piston or blow a head gasket. Change the oil first. Also with the way the intake is on the 3.4L engine it may just be holding some water and you will be burning it for a while. Also some of that water may have condensed in the cat or elsewhere in the exhaust and will be there for a while unless you get the engine good and warm on a drive.

Didnt you just put new head gaskets on?

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Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by AnalyzeFaith
And what about the gunk being pushed out the intake? Even if I changed the oil wouldn't that just fall back in? Also, when I fill the radiator it just keeps draining out. I don't see leaks. Is that a sign of a blown gasket?

Draining out where? Does your oil level go up along with the missing water?

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depends on how much. a little will burn off, alot will drain past the rings if let set. if running it can blow head gaskets, bend valves, bust pistons, bend or break rods depending on how much water. if you got white stuff coming out the exhaust and coolant in the oil it was a mess of water and or somethings busted.
 
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No new head gaskets and its a 3.8... I think I'm giving up man. Like I said, when I try to fill the radiator it just doesn't fill up...
 
Old Nov 29, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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yep i would say blown head gasket is a very good posibility.
 

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