PANIC! black smoke.....headgasket?

[jacko]

got the driveshaft fixed, drove the car down the drive & it was belching greyish black smoke!!!!!!!!!!!! PANIC!

oils fine but a bit low....oh dear
coolant fine
engine fine
black crap oozing from exhaust
nasty smoke

er!

rang a mate for a price on a compression tester & mentioned it had been on axle stands for a week.....

apparently thinner modern oils can creep down bores when car isnt level (has had front propped up all week and was recovered home) & can cause this. drove round the block & it was fine..........! panic over......weird!

happy its fine but gonna buy a compression tester & check the cylinders anyway & im gonna drive down to my engine builder this week & drop off my spare head & frp cams for some gas flowing ready for when the head will need to come off.....!

 

[Dal]

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cherie]

You had me worried there for a moment Jacko!

 

[PumaJay]

phew that was a close one!!

 

[jacko]

i was having kittens!!!!!!!!! followed by crocodiles & then afterwards fluffy pandas........

 

[mikey s]

I thought white smoke was a sign of a head gasket going? just curious.

 

[BenF]

you like to live dangerously, don't you! :shock:

 

[jacko]

hehehehe