Subarutex Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Went to Wendy's on my lunch break. Had to sit in the giant line. Temp rose and sat at about 3/4... got close to the red. I turned on the heater full blast. Trying to figure out why it was getting hot. Got my food, on my way back to work, it started smoke/steam a bit from the edges of the hood. And my oil pressure went down a lot. Like just barely there. So I pulled into the fred meyer parking lot and popped the hood. Now, I observed that one of my breathers (drv. side) had popped the filter element off and may have been leaking oil everywhere. Opened up the rad next. Had a black gunky substance around the inside of the filler neck, and on the cap. Checked the oil dipstick, and the top of it was a bit red (kinda like rust). Then after wiping it and putting it back in. I pulled out the stick and there was a sludgy type stuff on the end. Kinda oily, but sludgy and reddish. I'm back at work, car is parked across the street in the Fred Meyer parking lot. Any ideas of whats wrong? Should I just replace the breather, throw some oil in it and drive it home? Please post here, or call my cell 9056-277-524 Number has been reveresed to prevent bots from getting it. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebz Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 The sludge in the oil is not a good sign.. blown head gasket maybe....Tell you what.. you just leave the car there.. send me the keys and the title and I'll take care of it. Hope for the best.. expect the worst Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 Thats what i was thinking too... bah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphon Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 A head gasket job will take us... what? 4 hours? 5 hours? Maybe 2 nights if we're lazy. I dont work again until January so I can come over one night and we'll get it all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleiades Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Bummer! So how much boost have you been running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 ugh, i know it won't take long. But it costs money :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 22, 2003 Author Share Posted December 22, 2003 13psi, intercooled, stock exhaust... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleiades Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 Wow, that's not much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 i'm here until the 10 of jan so if you need a pair of hands to help, i have nothing to do until then, give me a ring, 6820-072-602 please, i'm bored and have nothing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 I'll take you up on that offer Noah. What are you up to tonight? Anybody willing to give my car a tow home? about 2 miles... or do you think its safe to drive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 I'll take you up on that offer Noah. What are you up to tonight? Anybody willing to give my car a tow home? about 2 miles... or do you think its safe to drive?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphon Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 good job Double McPosty. I can prolly help if it's later tonight, like 9 or so. It'd have to be your truck again though. Gimme a call if you need me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 its what happens when you let dunces at work use your computer and you leave screens open. Doh! Alright, Noah is on his way up. We're gonna take a look at it. I'll give you a call later if we need your.. um, services. hehehe I'm almost sickeningly upbeat about this, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Dang Tex, hope it's not as bad as it sounds. Sorry I can't help but I'll burn some incense on the Subaru alter and hold out hope it's just a stuck t-stat and condensation in the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarutex Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Ok, here is the rundown. Big props to Noah for coming out and helping me fix her. Because of the NA spider manifold I have on my turbo car, the turbo coolant inlet hose is tee'd into the heater hose, instead of coming direct from the Tstat. At this T, the hose that went to the turbo popped halfway off. Not sure how long ago this happened. So, the turbo wasn't getting much coolant, and the engine was leaking it. Thus the rising temps of the engine. Because the turbo wasn't getting coolant, it cooked a little bit of oil, causing the sludge. Fixed the T, added some oil and coolant. Seems good as new. I'll keep you updated on what goes down after this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 You need to get the thermostat housing tapped, should cure alot of problems. Still dont know when I'm going to make it up that way. I'm wanting to go to Reiter, but its still not decided. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. RX Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Actually I think the boss is in the t-housing casting, it just need to be machined out, The tube is a press fit, but to do that would require removing the intake and taking it to a machine shop. You could do as Rob said, drill and tap it, but you would need to make sure that the flow rate was the same, so you may get a little thin trying to get the right size fitting in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 wow, chris. you got lucky! but it's great that you don't have a HG to do for christmas. may i recommend some marvel mystery oil or seafoam to clean out the gunk from the turbo? and yes, i can take that intake to the valley Costco.. i'll talk to you later on that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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