losing oil and water in ford telstar

MAWOET · 29-08-2007, 08:12 AM

at the moment my 1994 Ford Telstar Ghia , is loosing oil and some water , it smokes a fair bit when i start it up ,when i drive not much at all , i possible may need a new motor , but at the moment cant afford one, is their something that i can put in with the oil that will stop the smoke comming out of the exaust system , it always looks bad when i start it up when cold expecialy
thanks for any help

MYVYSS · 29-08-2007, 09:33 AM

Sounds a lot like you may have done a head gasket mate, thats about the extent I can think of.

MAWOET · 29-08-2007, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MYVYSS

Sounds a lot like you may have done a head gasket mate, thats about the extent I can think of.

Thanks , but would that cause the car to smoke a fair bit out of the exaust system expecialy when starting up , and do you know roughly how much it would cost to fix the head gaskets
cheers

jaydee · 29-08-2007, 03:59 PM

yep, sounds like a head gasket. Check the water in the radiator, is it all creamy?, if so it means the water and oil is mixing together.
A good mechanic will be able to tell you straight away if it's a head gasket.
If you keep driving it you will do more damage, will cost a bit to fix too, depending on the mechanic.
Any where from a few hundred (getting a mate to do it) and having the head replaned if it's not warped to over a grand for a professional job. He'll probably recommend getting the valves redone whilst the heads off if needed.
If you are OK with a spanner you could have a go yourself but it requires being done properly, making sure the heads OK , that you get all the old gasket off, fine grit sand paper on the block to make it nice and clean, torquing down the bolts to spec etc.

VippiN · 29-08-2007, 06:38 PM

Get a CO2 (?) test at a mechanics a cheap $20 way to find out if you've done your head gasket.

MAWOET · 29-08-2007, 07:15 PM

Thanks for the info

hitork · 09-09-2007, 08:43 PM

The fact that it only smokes wen u start it points 2 valve guide seals. There alot cheaper 2 repair than a head or head gasket. The water loss could b from alot of things, as jaydee said check the water, if it is clear than it is more than likley that the oil and water are unrelated.