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A few weeks ago i managed to run my engine out of coolant on a trackday. (no usage/leaks whatsoever before that)

Stack showed a peak of 130 degrees.

AA guy topped it back up, bled the system and i could get back home.

 

Since then it's been using coolant. About half a liter per 200km.

After some investigation, i noticed it's spitting it out via the rocker cover breather hose, via the catch tank breather. 

It tasted sweet, so i asume it's coolant.

 

On the right my catchtank content before running dry. (oil and water)

On the left my catchtank content after running dry. (coolant and water i think)

 

Now i understand i probably blew my headgasket, but compressiontest shows 15bar on each cilinder.

How the feck is my coollant ending up in my catchtank, but my engine seems to be running normal. 

 

Tips appreciated

Edited by smiley, 10 September 2013 - 07:39 PM.

[CocoPops]

Oil cooler on the way out?

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Oil cooler on the way out?

 

Should my coollant color in the header tank not change from a nice red to a poop color when that happens?

[fezzasus]

Oil system is low pressure, water is high so you're unlikely to get much oil discolouring your water. Could be any point in the system, likely ones are oil cooler, head gasket or cracked head.

[Bargi]

it'll depend, cooler went on mine with a slight leak and just very slowly went poop! heh poop

 

[smiley]

Could be any point in the system, likely ones are oil cooler, head gasket or cracked head.

 

Thanks

 

I'll throw in a B207 then.

[JG]

130 is a pretty good cooking. Hg, warped head, cracked head or similar.

[CHILL Gone DUTCH]

Could be any point in the system, likely ones are oil cooler, head gasket or cracked head.

  Thanks   I'll throw in a B207 then.

On the list

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On the list

 

 

I believe exmantaa is ordering a few, but with direct delivery cheaper then the UK list. Sorry.

[VXBONE]

_{yeah 130 degrees usually headgasket failure and warped head is very common, even known in the past on a friends  c20let engine a hairline crack in block/water jackets when he cooked it! sorry if any of this scares you, just it has got very hot and you may have done a bit of damage}

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_{yeah 130 degrees usually headgasket failure and warped head is very common, even known in the past on a friends  c20let engine a hairline crack in block/water jackets when he cooked it! sorry if any of this scares you, just it has got very hot and you may have done a bit of damage}

 

Engine has been a brave little trooper for almost 100k miles, of which 25k supercharged.

 

Out with the old, and in with the new.

[siztenboots]

VXT stack only goes up to 127

[vocky]

I have said this many times 'the only way to blow a head gasket on the z22se engine is to run it without coolant'

 

So I would guess you have blown the head gasket

[smiley]

So I would guess you have blown the head gasket

 

Well someone needs to execute those theories to prove your points.

Herewith done i guess.