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Is loud knocking coming from top of engine a lifter problem or head gasket problem?
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∙ 11y ago
If its a legitimate knocking then you would want to go with head gasket if its a tapping you would be looking at a valve
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You were driving your 1995 Jeep and the engine was making a knocking sound and then the engine died and white smoke smelling of oil began coming out of the engine?
White smoke. Means water/coolant in your engine. Most likely you blew the head gasket, if you smell oil and see white smoke.
What causes knocking noises from engine white smoke 1997 ford expedition?
Overheating?Rod rap?Bad head gasket?
Can an oil pan drain gasket cause a engine to start knocking and cause a good engine to go bad if placed on the car wrong?
It could be the cause of the knock only if the gasket was bad and leaked out almost all the oil.
'93 Pontiac grand am engine knocking noise?
my grand am had an engine knocking noise. it was the intake manifold gasket was going bad. it was leaking coolant into my oil. look at your oil to see if it is a white milky color. if it is then you need a new manifold gasket which sucks. it takes a long time to do by yourself. or you can take it to a place that charges you $1000 to do. but if you can. do it yourself
What may be the problem is antifreeze is leaking in the engine compartment up by the fire wall in the middle of the motor but not in the vehicle and it is not coming from heater hoses?
if it appears to be coming from where the cylinder head meets the engine block, it is the head gasket. if it appears near the intake manifold and head, it is the intake gasket (or intake AND exhaust gasket on a straight six or Chrysler slant six). if it is coming from the engine block it is a freeze plug. some v-6 and v-8 engines are common for springing coolant leaks at the intake gaskets.
Why does the check engine light still come on after the gasket was changed?
Did you reset the light? I don't know what gasket you changed, but undoubtedly that was not the problem. The check engine light comes on when there is a problem with the emissions system.
Head gasket cracked my 86 Pontiac Sunbird convertible started spewing white smoke after I put oil in . mechanic says head gasket cracked and water coming out of tailpipe. will new engine solve this?
Why change the engine ? A head gasket replacement with a head skim should cure this problem & would be a lot cheaper than a engine change best wishes
Can you still drive with a head gasket problem?
no you will blow the engine. get it fixed
What causes the whistling noise coming from the engine for an 01 galant?
whistling noise from engine will be caused by a leaky gasket,sucking air. this is usually the intake manifold gasket
Why is a knocking sound coming from the top of the engine of a 1999 Oldsmobile cutlass?
i own a 91 cutlass and did a head gasket a week later the exaust valve on number 5 cylinder was sticking so i had to have a valve job done on the heads..... this was my problem the only 2 things it can be is either yuors lifters that sit below ur lower intake or ur valves
How can you fix your Honda civic 94 over heating problem leak spotted coming out of the engine like an open artary?
I had the same problem and fixed a few things on my divic...it ended up that I blew a head gasket...get it checked out
White smoke constant 2001 windstar exhaust?
If the engine is fully warmed up and you are still getting white smoke coming out of the tailpipe when the engine is idling , it sounds like engine coolant is getting into an engine cylinder from a bad head gasket or some other problem
