On Tuesday I was at a red light and started to get a little bit of a rough idle on my 97 LC. I gave it a little throttle and it smoothed out and the light turned green shortly after. I didn’t notice any smoke from the exhaust and it didn’t happen again for the rest of the drive (about 15 minutes). It remained parked in my driveway until today as it’s not my daily.
Today I went to start it up and immediately noticed the rough idle and jumped out and sure enough there was a little white exhaust coming out. I turned it off and decided to go get the block test kit from autozone (in my other vehicle). I did the test twice and it was negative both times (no exhaust gasses). I checked the oil and everything looked fine visibly (I’ve ordered a test from blackstone). I do burn a little oil, but no over heating and no noticeable coolant loss.
While looking under the hood today to check hoses and and wondering if it’s an intake manifold gasket leak, I noticed a bit of the gasket sticking out near the belts (see photo). I don’t recall ever seeing that sticking out before and it’s been out for a while as I had to wipe the red dirt dust from the trails off of it.
I’m curious what everyone here thinks. Thanks in advance.
Today I went to start it up and immediately noticed the rough idle and jumped out and sure enough there was a little white exhaust coming out. I turned it off and decided to go get the block test kit from autozone (in my other vehicle). I did the test twice and it was negative both times (no exhaust gasses). I checked the oil and everything looked fine visibly (I’ve ordered a test from blackstone). I do burn a little oil, but no over heating and no noticeable coolant loss.
While looking under the hood today to check hoses and and wondering if it’s an intake manifold gasket leak, I noticed a bit of the gasket sticking out near the belts (see photo). I don’t recall ever seeing that sticking out before and it’s been out for a while as I had to wipe the red dirt dust from the trails off of it.
I’m curious what everyone here thinks. Thanks in advance.