Streetfighter Posted November 11, 2012 Report Posted November 11, 2012 Long story short I've swapped an engine into the Cortina and there is water pouring out the exhaust.. I did the head gasket yesterday and it still does it just as bad. It's a turbo engine but when I take one of the intercooler pipes off and kind of keep the car running next to no water comes out.. Yet it's flowing out the exhaust.. HELP!!!
w p e Posted November 11, 2012 Report Posted November 11, 2012 is it loosing water at the same rate as its coming out the exhaust?
banarama Posted November 11, 2012 Report Posted November 11, 2012 maybe a cracked head between water jacket and exhaust port
Streetfighter Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Posted November 12, 2012 It's flowing almost like it's being poured out of a watering can.. Turbo is water cooled yes.. I had the head off etc and saw no VISUAL cracks or in fact any evidence of cracks. There was a lot of emulsified oil in some of the waterways and cylinder 3 was fairly messy.. The inlet side of things seems dry which makes me think obviously exhaust side, but the water doesn't seem to be under much, if any pressure which makes me question if the turbo seals are gone..
katana Posted November 24, 2012 Report Posted November 24, 2012 The turbo cooling waterways are remote from / surround the shaft and seals so unlikely unless the casting is cracked - not unknown but unusual! With 'smeggy' oil ways i'd say more than likely head gasket and #3 deffo sound like the culprit!
Streetfighter Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Posted November 25, 2012 I found what it was and I'm so pissed off with myself for not rebuilding the engine myself when I wanted to.. The previous owner had moved a pressurized water hose onto an inlet plenum vacuum tube AND HOSE CLIPPED IT ON!! I just didn't notice it for days. It didn't need to be removed to take the head off either.. That's why it was somehow able to fill the bored with water without going through the intercooler or anything..
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