just fitted corolla inlet on my sr and......

[bobby boy]

could be the gasket lettuing in water?

[ryan lang]

urmm not on the n/a head. there is one on the FTE head

[bobby boy]

oh its letting in water from somewhere then. by passed the coolant to the tb totally to check it wasnt getting in at the tb, but still getting lots of steam from exhaust.

[ryan lang]

hmm not sure where thats coming in frmo then :/

might just be some left in there?

[bobby boy]

left from where though? just started getting the white stuff on oil cap

[ryan lang]

oh did you have it right 1st time?

[ryan lang]

take some pics to help us out a bit dude

[bobby boy]

no but i didnt run it for long. you can smell the coolant in the exhaust gases at the back. whether its still going in the block or not is the thing thats worrying me. i'll get some now, what do you want to see? thanks for the advice by the way guys

[ryan lang]

just around the manifold in general and TB just incase we've all missed something lol

no worries

[bobby boy]

just ran it again got it a bit warm. turned it off. started it and let it idle which it did then the idle went below usual so swithed off. pics are coming by the way

[ryan lang]

did you put the earth back on the back of the inlet?

[bobby boy]

yeah

[ryan lang]

is it still smoking now?

[bobby boy]

before

during

when i by passed it the check for leaks at tb

power steering on right ones

bit of water here but been running it without since finding the problem

this was in clouds that meant you couldnt see the back of the car

[bobby boy]

is it still smoking now?

scared of doing damage

[ryan lang]

hmmm thats a weird one dude the 2 coiled together by plastic are the power steering ones arent they? (been a while since i owned a starlet)

[bobby boy]

they are

[ryan lang]

hmmm not a clue then bud :/ lol

undo the inlet mani bolts and make sure there isnt a water jacket on there, i dont think there is, but just to be on the safe side.

i know when i 1st did mine many moons ago, i put the inlet manifold gasket on backwards meaning it could leak a bit of air in

[bobby boy]

did it make it smoke white? theres a fair bit of water forming in the bottom of the backbox on the tip but is this not normal? bit of black in the water too, just soot isnt it?

[PaulStarletSR]

no wot id do? take it up a B road and kick its cunt in, then go home n see what shes like then.give it a good clear out ;-)

[ryan lang]

no it never smoked, probably just condensation in the backbox

but if you have put it on wrong and there is a water jacket, it wont be sealing tidy, so just check that

[bobby boy]

no wot id do? take it up a B road and kick its cunt in, then go home n see what shes like then.give it a good clear out ;-)

im feeling that way a bit.

could be a head gasket i spose?

[ryan lang]

did it do it before fitting the inlet? try putting the other one back one dude

[bobby boy]

will check the inlet gasket if i get time tomorrow. cheers for the help

[ryan lang]

no worries bud what we are here for