blown head gasket??? aaaargh

[grimr33per]

been having a great time with the car.... high oil pressure, and today, i removed breather lines/intake hoses/pcv valve and gave them a clean, put them back, and the car started nicely, took it for a drive around the block.... *pop* limped home, stalled outside the house, pissing grey/white smoke. car started again, sounded smooth above 2krpm but idled rough then died, more white smoke. now it won't start at all.

my recent oil problems could have been a prelude to my gasket blowing. the smoke comes from the exhaust side up the front of the block. sound like a head gasket and a nice mix of oil & water? opinions please! i really hope it's not something more serious.

[unwritten law]

Just hope u havent warped the head :S

[Craved]

ummm *pop* means what? did it actually sound like a pop, or did it overheat? or did you see the steam./smoke?

well most mechanic should be able to test the gas from the radiator to confirm the blown head gasket!! give em a call and then limp the car down there if you can

[B-Man]

Hmmm 'pop' is not good - Whem mine went pop it was 5 ringlands.

When the 'pop' happened were you driving it hard ?

Is there any oil in the cooler piping ?

Have you lost water from the radiator ?

I'd be checking the compression of each cylinder before you go driving it anywhere.

[grimr33per]

yeah, doing a compression test on the weekend...... didn't check the water coz it was dark. but yeah, made a deep *pop* sound, and i thought it was an intake hose popping off at first... but i didn't hit it that hard, i guess it woulda got up to about 5psi when it blew. no smoke out the exhaust, and with a few revs under no load it was still making 2psi or so, just giving the accell a quick hit. then it died and stopped starting completely, but not before noticing grey/white smoke pissing out of the front left of the block (exhaust side).

water pump? oil pump? gasket? aaaaaaaargh

[Boost King]

Dude, dont drive it! Stick it on a tow truck mate, save any more damage being done. I had my head gasket go, but as soon as I saw smoke out the butt end of car, instant shut off! The car never got hot, saving cash on a total rebuild. Just pray it didn't detonate or like others said hope you didn't crack the head. These things are not cheap to repair.

Trust me on that.

Paul

[grimr33per]

hmmmm indeed. any easy way to tell if the block is cracked? i didn't think it would have detonated, seeing as i had just started it (still warm from previous drive) and didn't even hit it remotely hard.