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AHHHH help plz!!!

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IceDragon

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Jul 13, 2004
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania
The spark plugs have like burnt oil on them, one just has wet oil on it, the muffler tip is black and crudy and when i turn it off its like smoke is coming out... my oil pressure is high as alls heck even at idle and my gas is just like guzzling downward... please someone help me...
 
would my valve seals put antifreeze in my exhaust? A couple people think its my head gasket... others say valves... thank you for your help, and thank you for anyone else who could please put in some input as well...
 
A compression test will tell you alot.

Coolant out the tailpipe (especially on an NA) usually means head gasket. High compression numbers with oil/black smoke out the tail pipe means seals. Either way, do a compression test.

my_gst95
 
I am sorry, I am new to actually maintaining a car... I've only ever modded it, so how do I do said compression test???
 
IceDragon said:
I am sorry, I am new to actually maintaining a car... I've only ever modded it, so how do I do said compression test???
Here, this should get you on the right track.
http://www.geocities.com/dsmgrrrl/FAQs/compression.htm

and please try to use more descriptive thread titles...you'll get a much better response to "help, oily spark plugs" rather than "ahhh help" because the latter only draws in the curious.
 
sorry for the title, its just... my car has been down so long... i miss it... I miss the running threw the gears at stop lights... ohhh i miss my car :cry: ... please for the love of god, help me go frankenstein style on it and bring it to life!
 
sorry to say man, but im almost positive its a head gasket, if antifreeze is coming out the exhaust :(
 
but if it was a head gasket, i would be leaking it, or even spewing out the antifreeze when i have the engine on... nothings coming out... no leaks anywhere...
 
good point defiant, thanks, i actually never thought of that. Tomorrow I am gonna drain a bit of oil, see if any water/antifreeze is in it... and a couple mechanics been telling me these laser's have a problem with the EGR valve sometimes going... so a couple told me to check the EGR valve.
 
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