Lanos, white smoke!

Edman · Post by **Edman** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:31 am

2000 lanos 4-door, white smoke seems like water! But the oil doesn't show any milk shake!

What does this mean???

I rebuilt the head with new valves and cylinder head 1.5 years ago.

Edman

jidasas · Post by **jidasas** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:55 pm

Have you checked to see if the valve cover gasket is leaking...mine leaked and filled the spark plug holes with oil which then drained into the cylinders causing white smoke.

Jimmy

matthys · Post by **matthys** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:19 pm

Hi

I have a 2000 1.6 sx, and my car is smoking like crazy! especially when i pull away.
i have noticed that there is oil in my spark plug holes. do i just need to replace the valve cover gasket?
the other thing is, how will i know if it is not the gasket?

thanx for the info!
i luv this site!!!
Matt

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 3:46 pm

Wouldnt be the valve cover gasket. Could be a few things. Could be valve stem oil seals, or piston rings. How's your oil pressure?

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:12 pm

it could be the gaskets that go around the spark plugs. so yea a new valve cover gasket would do the trick

jidasas · Post by **jidasas** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:42 pm

If there's oil in the spark plug holes then you need a valve cover gasket...I don't know of any other way for oil to get in the holes.

Jimmy

Edman · Post by **Edman** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:17 pm

It's definitely water going out my exhaust! The reserve is dry! Blown head gasket or cracked head? Should I just replace the head gasket again and cross my fingers?

I had a p0240 code, before. I just ignored it. Now it has p420 and a code for miss fire on cylinder 3.

Or should I add sealer stuff in the water? What do you guys think? I can't buy another car for another 4-5 months. Thank god I have a motorcycle..

Edman

daewoomofo · Post by **daewoomofo** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:34 pm

pass on the sealer shit, it will cause more problems in the long run. i bet its a head gasket.

jidasas · Post by **jidasas** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:03 am

+1 the sealer crap just ends up clogging up the smaller passages for coolant in the block and head. Try for a head gasket and hope that's it.

Jimmy

matthys · Post by **matthys** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:20 am

thanx for all your help!
i am going to replace my gasket cover this weekend!

Pir0 · Post by **Pir0** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:15 pm

Aye head gasket then. Oh anddddd, i forgot it was a 16v so yeah it coulda been the valve cover gasket :P

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