help!!

kuderz0469 · #1 09-23-2006, 06:23 PM

need some help was messing with my 94 grand am today 2.3 quad ohc checked the oil and seen this white lumpy stuff on the dip stick also its in the hose that runs to the air filter car runs perfect no antifreeze loss or anything but this white crap is buggin me anyone have an idea what this is

GTP Dad · #2 09-23-2006, 07:54 PM

This is normal if you have been driving only short distances. It is caused by condensation that collects inside the crank case each time the engine cools. If you drive only short distances the engine never gets hot enough to burn off the condensation. One thing you may want to do is change the pcv if you have one just to make sure it is working properly. It is really bugging you change the oil every 3k miles and you shouldn't have any problems.

kuderz0469 · #3 09-23-2006, 08:32 PM

u sure its not the head gasket? does have a little white smoking coming from the exhaust then again i have no tail pipe on it right now i dunno i just hope its not the head gasket or ill be trashing the car

cyclonicblade · #4 09-26-2006, 06:07 PM

parafen based oil is good for doing that in the early quads if thats all it's doing thats completely normal as the steam from the oil cools in the dipstick tube and turns back into a liquid. later models were revised so that it's not so noticable but my 89 has done it from the start and still does it if. if the head gasket is blown u will have several other drivabilty issues which i am sure u can find by seaching the threads. And by the way U must have back pressure for a QUAD 4 to run good and yes a blown head gasket is a common problem on a early quad

kuderz0469 · #5 09-27-2006, 02:46 AM

well it drives fine no over heating or anything seems to be using alot more fuel now since i changed the muffler the old one that was on it was sooooo full of water it wasent funny and wasent fully draining so i stuck a Cherry bomb turbo muffler on it sealed it all up and seems like theres no water in it now that i know of but uses fuel like its water

cyclonicblade · #6 09-27-2006, 01:09 PM

Contact you're local autoparts store (Advance, Autozone,O'rileys) and see if they loan a compression tester and a radatior pressure pressure tester. Check for pressure leakdown (cold) and the radator and make sure that none of your cyclynders have extremly low compaired a blown head gasket will commonly have 1 or 2 low readings and Cherry bomb mufflers (glasspack Resonator type) dont create enough backpressure for the O2 sensor to get a goood reading

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