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VNINV
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  • From: brissy
Post #1 post 24th February 2009 - 10:21 PM
ok my vn the other day was gettin hot n cold hot n cold n was drinkin water hardcore soo i kepot the water levels up....i figure its a craked/split head or fuked gasket i was hopeing sum1 could tell me what it is by me tellin u whats goin on....ok soo theres water in my oil its drinkin water like a fish n its leakin a milky oil constantly...soo can any1 tell me if its a craked/split head or fuked gasket???

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IPIMPU
Post #2

just buy a second hand engine if it is a head lot cheaper in long run

wooley
Post #3

2nd hnd motor is 300 i think

aaron001au
Post #4

sounds like the heads fucked so new engine or time for a rebuild

tonesy89
Post #5

i know theres a vn for sale around near my house just smashed in a little on the front might be able to buy just motor

VNINV
Post #6

so use thinks its cheap for me to get a second hand engine....rather than but second hand heads and put em in myself???

Nipple
Post #7

Drinking water like a fish?

scatrd
Post #8

your into vn's but have 'platnm' in your little pic. just get a vlct already.

DVS88
Post #9

you can pick up a 2nd hand motor these days for about $150 (or a whole car for 250-300) so if you can get a set of heads and a vrs kit plus machining for less than do it that way but have a look on ebay and you should find a decent one on there or head down to self serve wreckers at darra mick

youbUTEless 33
Post #10

^^ what they said, milky oil means that somewhere water is mixing with it, could be heaps of places, best to source out a nice 2nd hand one

VNINV
Post #11

well i talked to my mechanic he said its a cracked or split head....he said it might b the gasket but hes not 100% sure unless he took the manifold off wich we are doin this weekend.....

iamhappy46
Post #12

The inlet manifold gaskets are also common for leaking, allowing water to drain down into the cam valley. This is the most likely problem if the engine is drinking that much water because if it was the head gasket, it would have hydrolocked the engine by now wink.gif

VNINV
Post #13

QUOTE(iamhappy46 @ Feb 25 2009, 09:16 AM) [snapback]1283637421[/snapback]

The inlet manifold gaskets are also common for leaking, allowing water to drain down into the cam valley. This is the most likely problem if the engine is drinking that much water because if it was the head gasket, it would have hydrolocked the engine by now wink.gif


yeah well wich is exactly y im takin the manofold off this weekend n checkin the valley cover gasket....my brother in law said its most likely that but then my machanic said its probly my heads but i myself think its the valley cover gasket aswell...exactly like u said it would have hydrolocked the engine by now...sooo yeah thanks for everyones help...cheers guys!!!

iamhappy46
Post #14

Replace the thermostat while the intake manifold is off, pain in the freaking ass to replace with the inlet manifold fitted. Save you hassles in the long run with a new gasket

W1NT3R
Post #15

its a vn man, engines are everywhere cheap... takes under a day to change an engine

Vx_S_Dumped
Post #16

like i told you young lad. would be the gasket..its common if the car has sat for a while. they are a rubber gasket surrounded in a plastic material. so the go hard and crack.. a days work we can fix her.

VNINV
Post #17

QUOTE(Vx_S_Dumped @ Feb 25 2009, 04:53 PM) [snapback]1283639797[/snapback]

like i told you young lad. would be the gasket..its common if the car has sat for a while. they are a rubber gasket surrounded in a plastic material. so the go hard and crack.. a days work we can fix her.


cheers trent hope to see u over mine soo helpin me pull the @#$! appart =]

iamhappy46
Post #18

Kerosene = no more milky oil. Diesel also works.

VNINV
Post #19

soo what do i flush kero down threw my engine n let it run out the sump??? :S....dosnt sound right to me

pipster11
Post #20

yup
then throw some fresh oil down it while the sump plug is still out to flush the last of the kero out and filler up

iamhappy46
Post #21

Talk to a few engine builders, they will tell you the same thing wink.gif

Not as silly as it sounds, kero is a good lubricant as well and it does come from oil wink.gif

It also works better if the rocker covers are off so you can pour kero through the heads and oil drains. If you put a bucket under the sump drain, you can use the same kero a few times to get all traces of milk from the engine wink.gif

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