No MBC..The boost was stock before and the same after. I don't have the guages yet that was my next step haha. It probably is the gasket as well..It's never been changed in 70k miles so I'm sure it crapped out. This sounds like it's going to be a long day of overhauling. As long as my simple mods aren't the reason this happened then I have something to build on. I appreciate all the help from you guys it really helped out. I'll check in the how-to to make sure I get the compression test right.

 

good luck man

 

Quick question bringing this thread back alive. How would I do a vacuum test to check just to see if the headgasket is busted. From what it sounds like it is. but I want to make sure before I get in there for no reason. Thanks

 

Compression test - not vaccum test.

By a compression tester, take out one spark plug at a time. Remove all your coil plugs. Pull your fuse for the fuel injectors then thread the compression tester into the first cylinder that you pulled the first plug from.

Crank the car a couple of times. it should not fire up obviously. Check how much PSI is showing on the guage. Record it. Repeat the process for the remaining cylinders. The key is to not have variance of 10 or more psi between cylinders.

 

sorry to hear, fluid leaking is never fun, trust me!

 

Thanks I appreciate it.
Davis

 

The radiator just failed if it had been over-pressure from say a blown head gasket the cap would have released the excess pressure. Replace the radiator and call it a day.

 

thats what I thought was the first issue..but what made the radiator fail is the question..I checked the thermostat and that works fine.
Also on a side note where is the fuse for the fuel injectors?

 

Again if was over pressure the cap would have blown open or worse case a hose would have blown before the radiator popped. What made it fail??? Old age, manufacturing defect, last guy that worked on the car hit the seam with something? ;-)

 

Under the hood driver side, theres a fuse box.
Open it up and you should see a 15A fuse(Fuel Pump) towards the
top of the box. Pull it out carefully so you won't damage the fuse.

 

my guess....its leaking from the endtanks same happened with mine, now running a mishimoto racing radiator and samco hoses.....now if u replace the radiator make sure you rebleed the system

 

update?

 

Long lost update but I guess better late than never. replaced the rad but I didn't replace the hoses with aftermarket looked them over and they are good. Car has been running good but except for thermostat crapped out next..also the bolt was bolt was broken on it which revealed a huge leak. unfortunately now a blown headgastek is looking like it was the culprit all along. I replaced thermostat and went for the rebleed and it's just rising to the top and bubbling then dropping down and repeating after the cooling fan cuts off. It only spills over for a second then continues to rise and bubble. This sounds like it's going to be expensive as I don't have the time to take it all apart by myself right now. Might have to take it to the dealership.

 

well next step to verify is to run a compression test, and cylinder leakdown test, and depending what you find will determine kinda what happened....sorry man, i blew my # 3 cyl at 54k if its any consulation, its an expensive fix, but spend the money right the first time and have a bulletproof bottom end on pump gas...haha

 

haha yeah stuff happens I guess...