blown head gasket or blown turbo?

[yellow_evo]

Hello,
Just recently I notice excessive amount of smoke was blown from my exhaust pipe, I just flush and refill both the engine oil and coolant fluid .
The coolant tank was empty and the engine oil was spoiled and run low
after a 60 minute drive.
My first conclusion was that of a blown head gasket , and so I run out
and bought a compression tester to see if that were true.

I check and crank the car 2 times on each cylinder,no matter how many
times I crank or how long the cranking time is ,it still come up with the same number.
Here are the results.

cyl # 1 : 180
cyl # 2 : 180
cyl # 3 : 182
cyl # 4 : 182

So can anyone here tell me is it my head gasket thats blown or the turbo?.

[rhandwor]

Napa sells a test kit to check for combustion gas in the anti freeze. I normally use a radiator pressure tester and check with the engine running. Put appx. 12 psi on the gage and if it pulses it indicates a blown gasket.
Auto Zone and Advanced have a tool rental program.
At the speed a turbo runs a bearing should be bad with anti freeze in it.

[yellow_evo]

Thanks, I'll try that.

Today went to the dealer to have it diagnose the problem
They unable to find the symptom.

[Scrapper]

i'll say it's the turbo..

[yellow_evo]

They checked the intercooler pipe
And no trace of oil or coolant got in.

[LandoAWD]

What color is the smoke?

[yellow_evo]

I checked the oil cap and saw some milky white fluid on the cap along with engine oil.
I'm pretty sure the head gasket is blown or crack.
Even with a good compression reading is not really telling me anything.

[rhandwor]

http://www.rxauto.com/demo.htm
I never used the head gasket product but they sell a test kit for checking for combustible gas in the antifreeze. The video shows how to use the tester.

[RahX]

Some white/yellow/tan buildup under the oil cap does not tell you anything, it is the most likely spot for moisture to build up, I see it quite often. If your oil is milky that is a different matter. I'm pretty sure the turbo is oil cooled and the intercooler is air/air so if you are blowing white almond smelling smoke, your headgasket is probably leaking or you have a crack. Pull the plugs and see if any are spotless. They should have some sort of buildup, white/tan which is completely normal. If your engine is burning coolant, you will have a plug that is steam cleaned to perfection, no buildup and it might even have a greenish tint to it. Your compression readings are about as perfect as you are going to get.

[yellow_evo]

I might want to add that the car warm up faster than normal but will not overheat.Sometime smoke will rise from the exhaust manifold.
no coolant or oil been lost after a 60 minute round trip, though white smoke
continued to be seen.
yet the car feel so sluggis.

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by yellow_evo

Sometime smoke will rise from the exhaust manifold.

A cracked manifold would lend itself to the spool issues and the smoking manifold, but you say there is white smoke? Hold your hand behind the exhaust while the car is on...smell it. What does it smell like?