Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 09:24 am, by: Christopher Clarke(Maelstromcc)
so over the last week i have noticed that after start up my car does a short Sputter or hiccup and a plume of what looks like blue smoke behind me. i only see it around the first start up or the first time i happen to gas it, but i dont see it again for the rest of the drive. the car is a 91 TT and only about 37 000 km on it. i just had the oil changed about a week or two ago and they put in Castrol Synthetic 5W30. but i dont know if this has anything to do with it because from what ive read and what the local Jap tuners said, i could be looking at a Blown head gasket but i read here that it would be white smoke and my mate says its definitely Blue.
anyone know what the problem is and what the costs/ time of labour i would be looking at if it is a BHG?
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 02:25 pm, by: Christopher Clarke(Maelstromcc)
thanks for the quick reply!
i went out and picked up some mobil1 10w30 as they didnt have 40 or 50. i took a peek at my coolant and it looked dark but not oily so im still not sure whether its mixed with the oil or not. we will see after i change it in the next week
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 03:25 pm, by: Daniel Clarke(Dieseltrain)
Any coolant in the oil ? Your other way to check is to do a compression test . Toyota's normally run red coolant , if its old it will look dark brownish if due for a flush and a change .
it doesnt look like there is oil in the coolant and i havent seen it for a little while. i am going to have all my fluids flushed pretty quick here so hopefully it will be all good. thanks again Dan
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