Dont know what to do

[91tsitalon55]

So i have a 1g and im kinda on the college budget and I really wanna build onto the talon but the dilemma is i cant afford 2000 for a whole motor rebuild on top of parts. Its pretty stockish at this point i do however need the head rebuild due to heavy amounts of white smoke at start up with a coolant smell (i can afford this), along with stripped head bolts. But do i have to get the block rebuilt as well?

Thanks guys

 

[pos4g63]

White smoke could possibly be a bad turbo, do a compression check and or leak down check to verify it is in fact the head. Are the bolts that are stirpped the head to block bolts? Or somthing else.

 

[91tsitalon55]

i did do a compression test and it was 141 130 148 145. kinda all over the place. and i meant the exhaust manifold holes in the head are stripped

 

[pos4g63]

I would still check the turbo and You can fix the head studs on the car with somthing called a helicoil. You can pick them up at an auto parts store.

 

[91tsitalon55]

yeah i know that but doesnt it leave metal shavings in the motor?

 

[92AWDHX40]

Not if your carefull block the exhaust passages out, pita those bolts broken in there.

 

[BogusSVO]

No no metal in the motor for fixing exhaust manifold studs with heli-coils.. except the botom center goes into the oil return of the head.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-miscellaneous/361131-how-install-heil-coil.html

Your comperssion is a tad off, but nothing that leads me to a bad head or head gasket.

Are you loosing coolant? if so, How much?

Is the turbo water cooled?

 

[91tsitalon55]

yeah everytime i go to take the cap off it looks bare so i put more in but then the overflow bottle always has more in it. and on startup there is a ton of white smoke and it has a strong sweet smell

I want to mildy build it but with the smoke and compression the way it is I don't wanna shove money down the drain

 

[BogusSVO]

The compression is a bit squwed in #@ @130 but its not bad.. the loss of coolant is what you need to check

The coolant may be being lost thu #2

Run a leak down test or a coolant pressure test.

But at this point it is looking like the head will need to be popped off

 

[91tsitalon55]

Do you think i should just have it rebuilt? new springs and a valve job?

And do you think i could get away from having the block rebuilt i couldnt afoord it at the moment

 

[ChiTownHussla]

Easy way to check is to pull your plugs right? If one is really clean and white then thats where you are burning coolant? Am I fright guys?