Hey guys looking for some second opinions before i do anything.
Sunday night while attempting to pull out of a neighborhood i notice the cars not going anywhere, initially expected the clutch finally bit the dust (110K miles) But it felt a little off so i start looking over my gauges, coolant temp and oil temp gauges are pegged hot. Once i got to speed both came down to the 3/4 hot marks. Decided if it stayed there i could limp it home since it was late at night and traffic was light. So i turn the heat on full blast to try and help it cool and notice my vents blow ice cold, ok i figured thermostat stuck shut and overheating ? Shortly after i noticed the passenger side vents were blowing hot, this threw me for a loop. So i get home, start googling and see possible shutter issue so i look and on my intercooler it looked like half the shutters were shut while the other side was open thus it had blocked airflow and overheated. With the wacky heat vents i expected the worse, warped head/blown headgasket and loosing coolant causing the cold vents.
So the following morning i go outside, oddly the degas bottle looked to have some coolant in it ? Pull the oil fill cap and its clean, pull the dipstick and its barley on the stick. So i start the car, idles pretty much spot on but smokes like crazy, thick white, like james bond smoke screen stuff. Initially figured coolant and the head issue etc. It was an odd one i've never experience, smelt exactly like burning paper. So im puzzled, still leaning on the head gasket theory. Put the car on the hoist and drain the oil expecting a milkshake. It looks normal, just dark as it was about time for a change. No signs of coolant in the oil at all. So i start looking at the turbo, i almost want to say i could see what looks like possible coolant on the outside of the housing, but its yellow/green and the oem stuff looks to be orange so i'm unsure. There is an odd stain on the frame rail too but that looks to have come from the engine mount. I'll attach some photos to this post as well.
So i'm hoping best case turbo seals and its blowing everything into the exhaust. But would it be hot enough to smoke within seconds of starting ? If not the turbo i'm expecting the worst.... What does everyone think ?
Sunday night while attempting to pull out of a neighborhood i notice the cars not going anywhere, initially expected the clutch finally bit the dust (110K miles) But it felt a little off so i start looking over my gauges, coolant temp and oil temp gauges are pegged hot. Once i got to speed both came down to the 3/4 hot marks. Decided if it stayed there i could limp it home since it was late at night and traffic was light. So i turn the heat on full blast to try and help it cool and notice my vents blow ice cold, ok i figured thermostat stuck shut and overheating ? Shortly after i noticed the passenger side vents were blowing hot, this threw me for a loop. So i get home, start googling and see possible shutter issue so i look and on my intercooler it looked like half the shutters were shut while the other side was open thus it had blocked airflow and overheated. With the wacky heat vents i expected the worse, warped head/blown headgasket and loosing coolant causing the cold vents.
So the following morning i go outside, oddly the degas bottle looked to have some coolant in it ? Pull the oil fill cap and its clean, pull the dipstick and its barley on the stick. So i start the car, idles pretty much spot on but smokes like crazy, thick white, like james bond smoke screen stuff. Initially figured coolant and the head issue etc. It was an odd one i've never experience, smelt exactly like burning paper. So im puzzled, still leaning on the head gasket theory. Put the car on the hoist and drain the oil expecting a milkshake. It looks normal, just dark as it was about time for a change. No signs of coolant in the oil at all. So i start looking at the turbo, i almost want to say i could see what looks like possible coolant on the outside of the housing, but its yellow/green and the oem stuff looks to be orange so i'm unsure. There is an odd stain on the frame rail too but that looks to have come from the engine mount. I'll attach some photos to this post as well.
So i'm hoping best case turbo seals and its blowing everything into the exhaust. But would it be hot enough to smoke within seconds of starting ? If not the turbo i'm expecting the worst.... What does everyone think ?