SO, on Monday, when I was driving home from Brandon, I noticed my engine temp needle was peaked as high as it could go. So I pulled into my place and shut the car off. When I popped the hoood I found coolant all over the tranny and I heard a hissing noise Due to the fact that I am busy and fucking fed up, I let it sit until today. After reading, I figured I had blown a headgasket. So I decided to do a compression test.



While cold:
1: 165
2: 180
3: 170
4: 180

According to vfaq/this board, the compression isn't bad unless there is a 20+ psi diff. So I decided to try to another compression test after it was normal operating temperature.

After letting it idle for a little bit it, it got up to normal operating temp. and sat there. So I decided to go take it for a drive. I took it for a drive an almost the second I put load on, the needle went up. I did see smoke coming from the exhaust manifold/turbo when it was heated but coolant was everywhere, so I figure that it was just burning off. It did not smell like oil. Same hissing noise from before but no coolant spewing from anywhere.

While operating at operating temp:

1:160
2:160
3:165
4:160



???

Help?! Anybody wanna come chill tomorrow. I could really use some help with diagnosing this problem. I'll order pizza! I'm just off fletcher. Give me a call if you wouldn't mind coming and helping me out.

Might be a good chance to test out whether this Mitsu Tech car club idea will work out. Let me know if you can make it.

-Aaron
(813) 205-4709