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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 11:40 AM
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Headgasket?

So last night I was driving and did a WOT pull and had the coolant line from the intake manifold to the head burst. I noticed it right away and pulled over before the temp gauge rised at all. I replaced the hose and filled my car back up with coolant. I now have a little bit of white smoke coming from my exhaust. Could this have caused my head gasket to go or could it be my turbo with a blown seal? I have a fully built 2.3 with a gt4088r running aem ems.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 11:44 AM
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The opposite may be true. A head gasket leak can cause excess pressure in the coolant system and possibly mixing of fluids. If this was so, the hose likely popped off for that reason.
Start the car up with the coolant cap off and see if it bubbles (excessively) or has oil in it. If not, check the turbo.
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Old Feb 11, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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Thanks I will try that right now.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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There was no bubbling but I noticed that I have a 30psi radiator cap on my radiator, could this be the cause of the pressure in my cooling system? I know most caps are only 1.3 bar, I used that dye to check if it was a headgasket and I also pressurized the system to 30psi and couldnt find any leaks, then I did a leakdown test on each cylinder and that was also good.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 01:45 PM
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any ideas?
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