car wont stay on, oil in water, blown head gasket??

94pacecarSVT · August 4th, 2008, 10:43 AM

i havent checked my compression yet, but im getting a lot of oil in the water. is this most likely a head gasket or intake gasket? when i start the car it kinda lopes reeeaaalll heavy for a few seconds and then just cuts off, wont hold volts, oil pressure...nothin. any help is greatly appreciated guys.

RC04SVT · August 4th, 2008, 03:53 PM

check the oil if its milky then id say head gasket

Modified88Dreamer · August 4th, 2008, 03:57 PM

I 2nd the head gasket.

94pacecarSVT · August 4th, 2008, 09:14 PM

well the oil is still new, so will it still turn milky/white? i havent got to run a compression test on it yet so ill have to wait and see that tomorrow when i go up there.

RC04SVT · August 4th, 2008, 09:45 PM

if its blown bad enough it should. do you have to keep adding coolant? any overheating problems?

94pacecarSVT · August 5th, 2008, 12:21 AM

i havent drove the car yet. it was sittin at the radiator shop while they were fabricating my radiator setup and they said when they turned it on it was running fine and everything but the radiator was filling with oil/water. it doesnt leak externally at all. but i find it weird how it ran fine when they started it but when i went to look at it it wont even stay on...idk. but they said its either at blown head gasket, intake gasket, cracked block, or warped head. i doubt its a block or head. what do you guys think?

RC04SVT · August 5th, 2008, 11:00 AM

i dnt think its something you can guess, you have to do test to narrow down what it might be. it the head or block were cracked, and everyone feel free to correct me, but im sure youd lose compression on the cylinder that is cracked, so it would miss and wouldnt idle correctly. check the oil, if you can get it to stay running see if it overheates. also smoke from exhaust should be major if its head gasket problem

94pacecarSVT · August 5th, 2008, 11:26 AM

ok i checked the compression today on the #5 cylinder and its between 90-120 (i checked it 3 times). its its cracked im puttin a whole new motor in it.

ronster · August 5th, 2008, 08:17 PM

Funny you should mention a new motor. I got a call from a guy yesterday who has over 50 brand new 4.6L from 04 cars, with transmissions. Zero miles. He is asking $4500.00 per assembly + shipping.

Doc8224 · August 5th, 2008, 08:20 PM

Probably just the head gasket. head change kit for 120 plus labor is cheaper than a whole new motor. No need to freak out about the motor being wasted til you pull the head off.

August 4th, 2008, 10:43 AM	#1
94pacecarSVT Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT 11.2@122.36 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 656 iTrader: 1 reviews	car wont stay on, oil in water, blown head gasket?? i havent checked my compression yet, but im getting a lot of oil in the water. is this most likely a head gasket or intake gasket? when i start the car it kinda lopes reeeaaalll heavy for a few seconds and then just cuts off, wont hold volts, oil pressure...nothin. any help is greatly appreciated guys. __________________ black 96 gt w/ non pi motor, cai, built t45, built rear end w/ 3.73's, completely modded suspension, race radiator.....startin over. www.rk-collection.com

August 4th, 2008, 03:53 PM	#2
RC04SVT Regular 04 Cobra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 363 iTrader: 0 reviews	check the oil if its milky then id say head gasket __________________ 04 Redfire Cobra SVT - JLT RAI, Bassani Catted X,Borla Stingers, MGW STS, Tune 08 Mazdaspeed 3 - Too many boltons - SOLD 00 Mustang GT - Too many boltons - Traded

August 4th, 2008, 03:57 PM	#3
Modified88Dreamer Enthusiast 1988 Mustang GT N/A Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 631 iTrader: 0 reviews	I 2nd the head gasket. __________________ "I know that son-of-a-bitch is cheatin! Cause, I'm cheatin and he beat me"!

August 4th, 2008, 09:14 PM	#4
94pacecarSVT Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT 11.2@122.36 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 656 iTrader: 1 reviews	well the oil is still new, so will it still turn milky/white? i havent got to run a compression test on it yet so ill have to wait and see that tomorrow when i go up there. __________________ black 96 gt w/ non pi motor, cai, built t45, built rear end w/ 3.73's, completely modded suspension, race radiator.....startin over. www.rk-collection.com

August 5th, 2008, 12:21 AM	#6
94pacecarSVT Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT 11.2@122.36 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 656 iTrader: 1 reviews	i havent drove the car yet. it was sittin at the radiator shop while they were fabricating my radiator setup and they said when they turned it on it was running fine and everything but the radiator was filling with oil/water. it doesnt leak externally at all. but i find it weird how it ran fine when they started it but when i went to look at it it wont even stay on...idk. but they said its either at blown head gasket, intake gasket, cracked block, or warped head. i doubt its a block or head. what do you guys think? __________________ black 96 gt w/ non pi motor, cai, built t45, built rear end w/ 3.73's, completely modded suspension, race radiator.....startin over. www.rk-collection.com

August 4th, 2008, 09:45 PM	#5
RC04SVT Regular 04 Cobra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 363 iTrader: 0 reviews	if its blown bad enough it should. do you have to keep adding coolant? any overheating problems? __________________ 04 Redfire Cobra SVT - JLT RAI, Bassani Catted X,Borla Stingers, MGW STS, Tune 08 Mazdaspeed 3 - Too many boltons - SOLD 00 Mustang GT - Too many boltons - Traded

August 5th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#7
RC04SVT Regular 04 Cobra Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 363 iTrader: 0 reviews	i dnt think its something you can guess, you have to do test to narrow down what it might be. it the head or block were cracked, and everyone feel free to correct me, but im sure youd lose compression on the cylinder that is cracked, so it would miss and wouldnt idle correctly. check the oil, if you can get it to stay running see if it overheates. also smoke from exhaust should be major if its head gasket problem __________________ 04 Redfire Cobra SVT - JLT RAI, Bassani Catted X,Borla Stingers, MGW STS, Tune 08 Mazdaspeed 3 - Too many boltons - SOLD 00 Mustang GT - Too many boltons - Traded

August 5th, 2008, 11:26 AM	#8
94pacecarSVT Enthusiast 1996 Mustang GT 11.2@122.36 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 656 iTrader: 1 reviews	ok i checked the compression today on the #5 cylinder and its between 90-120 (i checked it 3 times). its its cracked im puttin a whole new motor in it. __________________ black 96 gt w/ non pi motor, cai, built t45, built rear end w/ 3.73's, completely modded suspension, race radiator.....startin over. www.rk-collection.com

August 5th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#9
ronster Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 107 iTrader: 0 reviews	Funny you should mention a new motor. I got a call from a guy yesterday who has over 50 brand new 4.6L from 04 cars, with transmissions. Zero miles. He is asking $4500.00 per assembly + shipping.

August 5th, 2008, 08:20 PM	#10
Doc8224 N/A 4v Guru 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,463 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	Probably just the head gasket. head change kit for 120 plus labor is cheaper than a whole new motor. No need to freak out about the motor being wasted til you pull the head off. __________________ Military Crew U.S. Army Aviation Apache's Lead The Way

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