just wondering what this means?? I have white smoke coming out from both valve cover pcv openings. what is this the symptoms of, how serious is it, and how do i fix it? I changed the oil and theres no coolant in it and theres no oil in the coolant so I dont think its a head gasket.. also theres no smoke coming from the exhaust..

 

Do you have a PCV system operating on the engine?

 

my pcv is vented because I have a s/c

 

huh??? Never heard of venting the PCV when SC'd. What made you do that?

Are you sure you have your terminology correct?

Now, if you're talking about the crank case breather hose, just to the right of the spark plug cover, then yes some people put a baby K&N filter on there rather than recirculating it back into the air stream.

Please clarify.

 

when i had smoke/steam coming out of my crankcase vent/pcv.. it was cracked ring lands

 

i guess yes you could say I have a breather filter on it. also how hard is it to change ring lands?

 

Ring lands are a part of the piston.

 

Welcome to the club. You should see the smoke my valve covers lets out. in traffic looks like my car is on fire under the hood. been like that since I went turbo 4 months ago and I have been abusing the car alot. Already planning for DE-K since im pretty sure this motor is just tired and bout to give up anytime soon.

How many miles does ur engine havE?

 

Did you just get done driving that car really hard ??

I drive my car pretty hard and NEVER had this problem. Smoke from your engine bay isnt a good thing by any means

-matt

 

no i havent driven it hard lately.. just started running crappy and started smoking on my way to work.. im pretty sure there is some type of compression leak though.. aka ring lands.. so i guess thats the end of my maxima project. not really down to invest the money into it..

 

Quit saying you "blew your pistons" all around the Forum. You didnt blow your motor....Do a Compression Test. That will tell the entire truth.

-matt

 

Compression test might not show any signs of problems though. I have smoke coming out mine too and my compression is fine. ofcourse dosnt mean not to do it though, but something to consider. I also recommend leak down test.

 

lol +1 i was about to say the same thing

 

bye bye to that 400whp goal

 

You need a leak down test not a compression test.

~Alex