Engine Problems and NO CLUE where to start????

[brent_cosenza]

I have an '02 GT.

ok let's see.... i had tranny work done then oil started leaking out which looked to be the rear main seal. But then it started blowing oil all down the whole passenger side of the undercarriage, there was a grinding metal on metal sound and it sounded like it came from the tranny, I stopped popped the hood and smoke poured from underneath it. I drove it a little ways and pushed the gas about half throttle and it started to bog and now it turns over but no combustion no starting period but pulleys do spin. I looked under the hood and there was oil sitting under the intake. When I looked at the oil filler cap it was white and smelled like gas. Before it died the motor ran too strong and didn't smoke so I don't think it's the headgaskets. Any Advice?? Thanks

 

[COramprat]

I hate to say it but you sound like you have BIG problems.

The headgasket could be a culprit but the way it sounds you may have cracked a head. You need to determine where the oil is coming from under the intake or if it is antifreeze. That will clue you into what your next step will be. If it is coolent then your intake cracked. If it is oil then likely you lost a headgasket or worse.

Drain the oil and see if it has water in it. It will be milky from the combo of oil. Drag a magnet through the oil to see if you pick up any metel. You will want to pull your plugs also to see what they look like.

 

[brent_cosenza]

its definetly oil and when i took the intake plenum off there was water around the top of the in take i didnt have coolant because i went to the track days earlier im fixing to pull the intake off and look for the leak but does anyone know why it wont try to start the pulleys turn and i tried to crank it with the oil filler cap off and the cam moved but i dont know about the other one i thought it might be a timing chainbut if one was still turning the cam it would have a little combustion right can anyone help me?

 

[the98stang]

Stop trying to start the motor. You need to tow it to a mechanic. It sounds like you have a mess of problems.

 

[brent_cosenza]

ok both cams move and timing chain is good i would take it to a mechanic but i have no money for that i have worked on cars for several years and blew a few motors but nothing has ever happened to me like this oil is under where the intake sits and it kinda looks like it came around from the heads but not enough to pour it like it did i think it might have got in that area no milky oil but its burnt bad and its fresh oil can anyone lead me in the direction of my problem i might have me a new motor on standby but i have so much time and money in this one i'd like to repair it please help...

 

[COramprat]

OK...first...this is a message board, not a chatroom. You are not pressed for time in getting your point across. Use puctuation and reread your posts to make sure you are making your questions clear. I'm having a hard time reading your posts and most people that may be able to help won't even try.

its definetly oil and when i took the intake plenum off there was water around the top of the in take i didnt have coolant because i went to the track days earlier im fixing to pull the intake off and look for the leak but does anyone know why it wont try to start the pulleys turn and i tried to crank it with the oil filler cap off and the cam moved but i dont know about the other one i thought it might be a timing chainbut if one was still turning the cam it would have a little combustion right can anyone help me?

I'm not clear on why you wouldn't have coolent if you wnet to the track. More explanation.

If you have a cracked head or of blown head gasket you would be down on compression and it would not fire up. If the timing chain did skip a tooth then trying to start it will cause further damage. You need to pull the timing cover to inspect the chains.

 

[fast97gt]

im thinkin that you might have jumped time, if you did its bad cause correct me if im wrong these are interfeirence motors, which means if you jump time the valves open into the piston then the valves get bent resulting in no compression. and for coramprat, this is a message board, not high school were teachers correct us on punctuality so back off man.

 

[hotdog71]

That nasty man whenever oil and coolent are leaking out it's never good news I fear.

Blown head gasket speaks for it's self and if it slipped timing chain then like some have stated already you'll most likely have bent valves and possibly damaged pistons too.

good luck