James Bond...alive and well in WA on HY 3, ok...what blew????? Options

[fatlando]

While driving on highway 3 in Bremerton Wa, I look back in my mirror and I see white smoke coming from behind my car....my son goes wow dad, where's that smoke button,....this is cool.

I rush home and park my car and start looking in the engine bay and hear a dripping sound almost like water running......

a few minutes later, I have huge puddles of oil underneath my car...

any takers??? and is this expensive (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

[neo914-6]

QUOTE (fatlando @ Jun 26 2005, 02:31 PM)

While driving on highway 3 in Bremerton Wa, I look back in my mirror and I see white smoke coming from behind my car....my son goes wow dad, where's that smoke button,....this is cool. I rush home and park my car and start looking in the engine bay and hear a dripping sound almost like water running...... a few minutes later, I have huge puddles of oil underneath my car... any takers??? and is this expensive (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif)

what car, obviously not a teener?....

Did you notice the water temp?

Can you feel moisture out the tail pipe when the engine is running?

Sounds like a blown head gasket if white moist smoke came out of the tail pipe.

A shop should be able to do a diagnosis of the fluids to see if water and oil or fuel are mixing. A pressure test of the cooling system should be done.

If a blown head gasket, you need to decide if the car is worth repairing. If repair then you need to determine if your bottom end is worth just head repair or needs a full rebuild. In either case, expect to pay ~$1000 to 3000.

If a japanese car, there are low mileage replacement engines you can buy for under a $1k but expect to pay another $1k to remove and replace. Even a dismantler may charge ~$1k for a used engine.