NOR-CAL General Chat.

[decay]

for some reason i thought you worked in high-tech. (linkedin is a social networking site for computer weenies, i was asking for your profile on it.)

[Bimmerman325i]

so im really lost guys.


im trying to bleed out my car and everytime when it seems like everything is gonna be okay the car acts really hot in the engine bay, and pisses out from any fitting it can find, fittings have been tightened to shit but it still pisses out wherever it can.....


and my upper hoses are making gargling noises.
i think my radiator is clogged, even though i ran water through it.....

headgasket.

[kronus]

headgasket.

yup. your coolant system is being pressurized by combustion gases.

[Pantless Spency]

but wouldnt i have high HC emissions if it was a head gasket?



and if it is a head gasket then FUCK.



awesome.

[Bimmerman325i]

but wouldnt i have high HC emissions if it was a head gasket?



and if it is a head gasket then FUCK.



awesome.

HCs as in tailpipe emissions? Should have zero effect. HCs as in HCs in the coolant? maybe, maybe not. Depends HOW the HG failed.

You might also have cooked the gasket between coolant passages like I did. You wouldn't get any emissions results nor any exhaust species in the coolant, just a metric shitton of localized nucleated boiling that will overpressurize your system.

A better question is how long is the delay from stone cold engine and coolant to pissing fluid on all the things? If it's damn quick, probably exhaust getting into the coolant. If it's a bit slower, 5-10min, then it's likely not.

When my HG blew (S50) I didn't have any exhaust species in my coolant, and it passed emissions just fine with the blown gasket. It would be fine for about 5mins and then the temp gauge would skyrocket. Super fun driving around in 110F + full heater....that shit got fixed asap.

[Pantless Spency]

my temp guage never breaks over the halfway tick.
its usually after driving the car around and coming to a stop then the car decides to piss out from a coolant fitting for whatever reason. if i let the car idle and sit while bleeding the car it will not spew for a long time.

[Bimmerman325i]

that is odd. Check the coolant for exhaust gases, but the temp gauge not going over half is odd.

[Pantless Spency]

will do...
hopefully soon.... im stressed the fuck out.
0.o

[CabbE30]

Drive that shit down to the southbay. We'll get her working right.

[HerbReal]

Drive that shit down to the southbay. We'll get her working right.

Pantalones Espenser fix his car-o party so he's not carlos?

[craiggroves91]

my temp guage never breaks over the halfway tick.
its usually after driving the car around and coming to a stop then the car decides to piss out from a coolant fitting for whatever reason. if i let the car idle and sit while bleeding the car it will not spew for a long time.

Has to be air in the system somewhere. Try pouring coolant into the heater core pipe and fill up the top rad hose until it starts pouring out the radiator.

[golde30]

my 525it passed smog with flying colors and a blown headgasket.

[Albuquerque30]

my 525it passed smog with flying colors and a blown headgasket.

Noice! :up:

[Vivek]

I have a quick question just in case anyone may have experienced this. I have a high pitched squeak coming from the rear of my car. The best I can describe it is like some small birds or maybe a few mice. Its not extremely loud but it's definitely audible and embarrassing. It happens as long as the car is vibrating, but past that it has no real rhyme or reason. It'll squeak if I'm going at the same speed on a perfectly flat road (off and on, not a constant squeak), and it sometimes does it stopped at a red light with the engine on. It seems like it does it more over rough patches than over big bumps or dips. If I push down on the rear with the car off it doesn't happen.

Any ideas?

[Albuquerque30]

Flux capacitor's going out. Check with Doc to see how to fix it.