smoke...

[turbo98eclipse]

hey, everytime i accel hard, some white smoke comes out the exhaust...could this be a sign of maybe my turbo about to break? or could it be something such as an oil leak etc... thanx for any help!

 

[Lunch_Box]

What color is the smoke?

 

[turbo98eclipse]

hey, everytime i accel hard, some white smoke comes out the exhaust...could this be a sign of maybe my turbo about to break? or could it be something such as an oil leak etc... thanx for any help!

..its white

 

[Lunch_Box]

..its white

I could have sworn that wasn't in there. White smoke usually means that you are getting antifreeze into your cylinders. Do a compression check and see if your head gasket is blown.

 

[1fast97gsx]

I've been noticing a lot of cars without cats are getting what appears to be white smoke under high boost. My car started doing it too right after the test pipe install.

 

[turbo98eclipse]

if the head gasket IS blown, how much is the average repair price for that? any other possible causes?

 

[1fast97gsx]

A new gasket is $50 - $100. Assuming the block and head don't need to be decked it probably still costs around $500 for labor at a shop. I'd expect to spend $600 - $700 if you were to have the dealership do it. It's basically a timing belt job with a few extra steps. If you do it on your own you could do it for as little as $50 and about 5 hours.

 

[POlarSource]

I am actually in the middle of replacing my headgasket. I brought the head to a machine shop so they can do all of the cleanup/testing to insure that it isn't cracked or warped. Machine shop cost is going to be $93

 

[turbo98eclipse]

$700??? i hope thats not the prob then...

 

[POlarSource]

That is what the price will be is a shop does it. Hopefully you have some automotive savy people that will help you for a case of beer and some pizza