I got oil test results and there was no coolant in my oil but the car is still burning some white steam/smoke out the back. My water pump is also weeping. Do you think I could have a blown head gasket still but have no coolant in the oil?
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could be weeping into the combustion chamber, and getting combusted but not enough to mix with coolant. Do a compression test.
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If its that small of a weep, I dont think it would show up in a compression test considering it is ok to have all cylinders within 10-15% of each other.Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
could be weeping into the combustion chamber, and getting combusted but not enough to mix with coolant. Do a compression test.
Do you think pulling some spark plugs and looking at them all would give me a clue as to coolant? Would one be cleaner then the others?
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Yes.Originally Posted by Jazsun
I got oil test results and there was no coolant in my oil but the car is still burning some white steam/smoke out the back. My water pump is also weeping. Do you think I could have a blown head gasket still but have no coolant in the oil?
The plug will normally be noticeably cleaner.
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Another thing to try as a compression test may not work:
Take the radiator cap off and start the car. If it erupts, thats your compression leak. If it just starts to swirl around then its fine.
Take the radiator cap off and start the car. If it erupts, thats your compression leak. If it just starts to swirl around then its fine.