ok, so i think i have a blown headgasket, my oil is slowly burning away (very slow rate) and my coolant is steaming out my overflow tank (just steam not actual spewing) and it is disappearing at an alarming rate. no external visual leaks and the car likes to sputter when i start it sometimes for a few minutes. and when i take off when its still sputtering, (kinda jump on it) it will over-heat til i let off the gas, then it will cool back down.<----weird

is this actual signs of a blown headgasket?

will a compression test "tell" me if its blown or just the fact that i might need new piston rings?

miles on the car is about 141xxx

thanks for any help that is given.

 

to me that sounds like a blown headgasket unless you have overheated it to a point where the head warped.

 

it shouldn't be warped. once i saw the temp gauge was going up, i stopped and put coolant and water in. cooled back down instantly. the gauge never even hit the red mark. maybe just a little bit higher than 3/4.

 

Headgasket it gone or going out.

 

Have the same problem... Check my post "Cracked Cylinder Head?"...

 

You put cold coolant in a hot engine?! That's bad!

 

Most likely ur headgasket psycho...but it also sounds like over heating also,maybe u should check ur thermastat! but a blown headgasket will probably do the trick,so check it out b4 it gets worse u dont wanna ruin anything else!

 

Do a comression test... if your headgaskit is going then it will deffinately be gone ater a pressure test lol... good luck with that man.

 

cool thanks for the info guys, now i get to pull the head off and fix that biatch. yay. actually after this i'm probably going to sell the damn car. my girlfriend and i want to try and get a 99 ex coupe.