I was installing a turbo kit in my 2000 civic, While I was removing my fan, and radiator, to install the exhast manifold. A lot of pressure was released, though some hard metal lines, that were attached to the radiator, filled the whole garage with a thick white mist/smoke looking substance, and some oiliy fluid was seeping out. Does anyone know what that was?, I'm thinking that it was a line that connected to the SRS, But I'm not too sure. ANy ideas?

 

i dont think that's your radiator.. you probably broke the metal hose for you ac... your radiator doesn't have a misty fluid..

 

I don't think it broke, it was just a screw that I loosened . is that a problem now thats the pressure is gone?

 

You're lucky you didn't poison yourself and die. This was in an enclosed space?

wow.

-PHiZ

 

If that was an A/C line going to or from the condenser (the radiator looking thing that has metal hoses going to it,) like it sounds like... you might want to go to a doctor. Now. The radiator has a couple rubber hoses and will only dump green fluid when opened. Poping the lines off the condenser will dump about a pound of liquid R134a that will quickly boil off into a gas, plus some light oil.

There is an easy way to check this out. If the lines connect to the A/C compressor... you just got a large dose of R134a coolant. Don't try to run the A/C before you have it recharged, or you'll burn out the compressor (even more money wasted.)

Be careful what you go removing. If you don't know what something is, don't screw with it. Look up what it is, and go from there.

 

Damn that sucks, I think that that is what it was, but I'm still kicking, so thats a plus. Thanks for the help.

 

Ive done the same thing It wont kill you, unless your huffing it. No worries.
I ... un screwed mine .... and i ment to but, i was not 100% sure what it was going to do. Hehehe!!!
Unscrew the cap .... all most done ... ahh i think this is the last turn and ..... .BOOOM the ****ing bolt flys and knocks me on my ass, and i see a nice thick white smog.
Cool deal :thumbup: Now i got no a/c and then i removed the condensor and ac junk then my power stearing.

 

that stuff smells bad too...smells like rotten eggs

 

Yes sir, even more after you bust the line and fart from getting shocked so bad :chuckels:

 

and thats why IMHO a turbo install is not a DIY thing