I was sitting at a stoplight and noticed a bunch of smoke from around the right front. Pulled over and opened hood, the tiny pipe I call The Blowby Pipe is smoking like a chimney. Open oil fill cap and same deal, huge pulses and smoke coming out. The radiator was a little low, like 4oz, and doesn't have a bunch of white gunk in it as if it were contaminated with oil.
Oil level is same as always, about 1/2 up the dipstick. Suddenly feeling religious I stopped at an autoparts store and poured in 8oz of marvel mystery oil.
Drove home and made an appointment to see my semi-local land cruiser experts. Unfortunately he's booked until April and this is my main vehicle. Not sure I can handle not having one for all of march.
I'd like to pick into this a bit and see what it might be but I have no idea how to proceed.
I'm guessing either the engine has s*** the bed and I'll be selling this dude off, or it is a stuck valve? Is there any in-between? What are some other things I can hope for?
1) I'll drain the oil and check for metal bits.
2) Cut open the oil filter and see what I find
3) I don't have a pressure gauge but can maybe borrow one. Should I check cylinder pressure through the glow plug holes?
4) The valves are under the valve cover on top? Should I take that off and have a look?
I dunno what to do. Sort of bummed at the moment.
Thanks.
Oil level is same as always, about 1/2 up the dipstick. Suddenly feeling religious I stopped at an autoparts store and poured in 8oz of marvel mystery oil.
Drove home and made an appointment to see my semi-local land cruiser experts. Unfortunately he's booked until April and this is my main vehicle. Not sure I can handle not having one for all of march.
I'd like to pick into this a bit and see what it might be but I have no idea how to proceed.
I'm guessing either the engine has s*** the bed and I'll be selling this dude off, or it is a stuck valve? Is there any in-between? What are some other things I can hope for?
1) I'll drain the oil and check for metal bits.
2) Cut open the oil filter and see what I find
3) I don't have a pressure gauge but can maybe borrow one. Should I check cylinder pressure through the glow plug holes?
4) The valves are under the valve cover on top? Should I take that off and have a look?
I dunno what to do. Sort of bummed at the moment.
Thanks.