thick white smoke

[people337]

I was on my way to work in my 97 gst spyder and while i was in second gear, not even on the gas that hard and about 2500-3000 rpms the car fell on its face WTF . No boost and no acceleration at all. when i did press the gass thick white smoke billowed from my car. When i pulled over someone said it was comming from under my car, then out on the tail pipe. I checked the dipstick and it was bone dry i dont get it cause i had checked it lastweek and the oil level was good.

The GST has a K&N air filter and all the freemods you can do .
(i thought it would be good to write that here cause its not in my profile anymore)

 

[ddavisaf]

You have a blown headgasket. Time to tear into the motor.

 

[BOOSTING_GST]

Well the same thing actually happend to a friend of mine. He is also some where on this site. His prob was almost the same but his oil filter came loose and all his oil leaked out Check you oil filter it probably also came loose...

 

[ddavisaf]

White smoke indicates coolant. But you're right. Check the easy stuff first. Your friend's name isn't Alex is it?

 

[jayboogie]

wait... so did the RPMS/boost increase when you stepped on the gas again and the smoke billowed out? or no...?

 

[oldman]

First thing first, compression test. Unburnt oil can sometimes seem whitish, compression test and leak down before you jump into any conclusions. I would also suggest checking the turbo as well. How are your pcv and breather routed?

 

[people337]

After the car "fell on its face" so to speak, if i stepped on the gas the boost and the rpms stood completely still and the white smoke would come out.

 

[people337]

How are your pcv and breather routed?

The car is stock so how ever it came is how it is, unless someone before i owned it, did something different.

 

[asexton6969]

do what OLDMAN says. If you do a compression test and it happens to be your headgasket. Its not terribly hard to replace, just an inconvenience.

 

[paranoidTSi]

Sounds like the turbo went out...but I find it more disturbing that there was no oil on the dipstick at all.

 

[people337]

I finally got a ghance to investigate today.

Ok is this the problem or is this something that happned because of something else. I can move the whole compressor wheel up and down.

I have a strong feeling this is the problem though.

 

[sjgYFZ200]

Yeah, time for a new turbo. Still do a compression test though.