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)

[fatlando]

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Jun 26 2005, 03:22 PM)

QUOTE (Neo914 @ Jun 26 2005, 04:17 PM) When you mention water in an aircooled car it can only mean condensation in your exhaust. actually, a few things. 1) white/yellowish sludge on the oil filler cap means there's moisture inside the engine. do you take the car for a lot of short runs where it doesn't get a chance to fully warm up to operating temps? if so, that's a problem. 2) did you pressure wash the engine lately? it's not unheard of to have water getting inside. when was the last time you did a oil-change? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/idea.gif) Andy Hmmm, so it kinda sounds like a leaky oil filler cap. Oil on the exhaust manifold will definately do a quick James Bond smoke screen. I had that going on a '65 Chevelle. Not pretty. Also: Andy's comments about water in the engine are absolutely true. I've had the exact thing happen to a friends V dub. He did nothing but short trips in it. An oil change later and all was good. Then he would do a longer journey every once in a while to get it up to a fully heated operating temperature. FYI: worn rings can exaggerate a worn filler cap gasket leak as cylinder pressure bypasses into the crankcase.

Andy and Roger.

You guys are truly the meistro's on the board...

I drive my car 3 miles in the morning 6 miles for lunch and back and 3 miles home daily a total of 12 miles a day.

Yes there is the white sludge goo in the oil cap.

The water in my pipe (not bong) was water no oil on it at all.

there was tons of oil on the manifolds...where does it come from?

If i do an oil change, will everything be good to go???

thanx

fat lando