Boom!
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Boom!
alright this is more then a problem really. Hahaha, unless oil shooting all over you engine bay is nromal.
needless to say, out driving on sunday morning on the highway, was just cruising along, going like 70-75 in my 98 EX, then suddenly, this slight clicking noise starts. i was like, hmm, what that. get progressively louder and louder as the car roles a few thousand more feet. Temp and Oil pressure gauges are reading normal, no oil pressure warning light, no CEL. Finally i hear a very LOUD...
BOOM!!!
and my car is engulfed in white smoke. I basically smoked out this tractor trailer that was behind me. This cloud was thick, whitish grey, smelled like burning oil, maybe a little like coolant. Engine dies and is making really funny noises, so i pull it out of gear really quick, so it hopefully doesn't get any worse.
Pull over to the side, pop the hood, and oil is covering everything.
the worst part about the whole situation is i had a hot date tonight and now i have no car.
Cliff Notes: d16y8 go BOOM, prolly some bent valves, oil all over engine bay pouring out from drivers-side somewhere. Getting a Swap, Missing a Hot Date. Overall mood, positive.
needless to say, out driving on sunday morning on the highway, was just cruising along, going like 70-75 in my 98 EX, then suddenly, this slight clicking noise starts. i was like, hmm, what that. get progressively louder and louder as the car roles a few thousand more feet. Temp and Oil pressure gauges are reading normal, no oil pressure warning light, no CEL. Finally i hear a very LOUD...
BOOM!!!
and my car is engulfed in white smoke. I basically smoked out this tractor trailer that was behind me. This cloud was thick, whitish grey, smelled like burning oil, maybe a little like coolant. Engine dies and is making really funny noises, so i pull it out of gear really quick, so it hopefully doesn't get any worse.
Pull over to the side, pop the hood, and oil is covering everything.
the worst part about the whole situation is i had a hot date tonight and now i have no car.
Cliff Notes: d16y8 go BOOM, prolly some bent valves, oil all over engine bay pouring out from drivers-side somewhere. Getting a Swap, Missing a Hot Date. Overall mood, positive.
Last edited by incublinkus; Feb 29, 2004 at 09:25 AM. Reason: misspells
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Bent valves? I doubt that. Unless of course, you launched a piston through them. Sounds more to me like you either dropped a rod cap, broke a rod bolt, or broke a rod because if you had timing related problems, you wouldn't have oil all over your engine bay. A head gasket wouldn't make the mess you described, either. If I were you, I'd get a flashlight and check the block for holes.
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Originally Posted by Jafro
Bent valves? I doubt that. Unless of course, you launched a piston through them. Sounds more to me like you either dropped a rod cap, broke a rod bolt, or broke a rod because if you had timing related problems, you wouldn't have oil all over your engine bay. A head gasket wouldn't make the mess you described, either. If I were you, I'd get a flashlight and check the block for holes.
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Sounds like you threw a rod. I remember when I was driving my parents car and exactly what you described happened to me. Oil went everywhere and when I looked under the vehicle I found a huge hole in the block. :sad:
