My Sable 2005 MR2 - shnazzle

[tomaky]

Dear oh Dear.

[stewart@boro]

Glad to see things are looking a bit more positive.

[mikek]

Can you check Jacks compression to test the tester?

I'm not allowed to touch Jack anymore hahha.
I've been barred.
I can drive it and change the music channel. Although the latter is dubious

What was I thinking!

Suprised you are allowed to drive him tbh.....

Small difference between allowed and TWOCing......but we won't go there!

[shnazzle]

So my car runs fine...
I don't know anymore. I give up.
All my coolant disappeared, white smoke and deposits on exhaust, overfueling on Bank 1.

It must have gone to the doctor's while I was at work as its fine now.

FML

[Carolyn]

I have a theory.... but it's only a theory.... 

You're still going to need a rebuild, I'm afraid, but it's bought some time!

[shnazzle]

I have a theory.... but it's only a theory.... 

You're still going to need a rebuild, I'm afraid, but it's bought some time!

Going to keep us in suspense?

[1979scotte]

Looks like it

[BahnStormer]

I have a theory.... but it's only a theory.... 

You're still going to need a rebuild, I'm afraid, but it's bought some time!

nearly 2 hrs later and she's still keeping us waiting*.... I'm going to bed, let's hope @Carolyn puts us out of our misery by morning!

*my guess is that she's rebuilding a duff engine and trying to recreate the scenario exactly, to prove it before she shares the theory with us?

[shnazzle]

I have a theory.... but it's only a theory.... 

You're still going to need a rebuild, I'm afraid, but it's bought some time!

nearly 2 hrs later and she's still keeping us waiting*.... I'm going to bed, let's hope @Carolyn puts us out of our misery by morning!

*my guess is that she's rebuilding a duff engine and trying to recreate the scenario exactly, to prove it before she shares the theory with us?

Or she's off living an actual life that doesn't involve MR2s?...

  Surely not

[tomaky]

Don't be so silly.

[Carolyn]

It's such a dodgy theory that it's not fit for publication. it involves something self-sealing. Never mind!

[BahnStormer]

It's such a dodgy theory that it's not fit for publication. it involves something self-sealing. Never mind!

I don't think egg white in the fuel tank works the same....

[shnazzle]

It might have more merit than one would think.

Drove to work today in it, ever so slightly more sympathetically than usual. Not only was it fine (still not happy with Bank 1 fueling issues though) but the coolant I topped up seems to have no raised the coolant levels well beyond full. So.. I never lost coolabt?

As I said before, I don't know...bah. BAH!

I'm blanking the emanage and removing the head steady to give it a breather.

[tomaky]

 :withstupid:

[shnazzle]

:withstupid:

Tell you what, I feel thoroughly stupid. Haven't got a clue. Just when you think you kind of understand how these things work they throw you a mystery, as if to taunt you. "You don't know sh1t boiii, here figure this one out"

[wotugonado]

  the old hide the coolant trick..........
So do you think you've panicked unnecessarily ? If so I shouldn't, but I will pmsl

[shnazzle]

I think I panicked correctly for the symptoms I had, and then the symptoms went away and I look stupid hahaha

[tomaky]

Hehe couldnt resist. As long as all carries on being okay, it can be forgotten.

[Topdownman]

I think I panicked correctly for the symptoms I had, and then the symptoms went away and I look stupid hahaha

Hmmn, Mods,can we make this a sticky? 

[smarty72]

Only just seen this.

I hope it's ok - the coolant on these cars is up and down like a yo-yo, never had another car like it, except the other MR2 I had [emoji6].

Maybe it's because of the amount of pipes and coolant, a lot of space to hide it??

[shnazzle]

But... I last bled my coolant 3 years ago when I did my radiator.

All is definitely not a well and there is a big mystery as
1) my coolant played hide and seek for a while
2) I was plooming white smoke with white dusty residue in exhaust pipes as a result
3) car was overheating to some degree (fan kept kicking in even though the engine was cold and was stood on the drive idling for less than 5mins)
4) exhaust smelled sweet
5) exhaust was wet with sweet smelling clear liquid (not just condensation)


... And now it's just sitting there on the drive looking at me like "April Fools! "

[smarty72]

It's definitely mugging you off...

I can't see that there's much more you can do to investigate it at the moment...

I only commented because (as I'm sure you know) they all play hide n seek with the coolant, but yours takes it to a new level with the other tricks up its sleeve...

[Bossworld]

Is there anything that could have caused an air lock? What was the state of the IACV gasket in the end?

[wotugonado]

Fair play to you for holding your hands up. No harm done, we've had a chuckle out of it, and your car isn't fubarred, seems like a result.
Even though I'd have just said I repaired it to save face lol

[shnazzle]

Is there anything that could have caused an air lock? What was the state of the IACV gasket in the end?

Haven't checked yet. It was a prime suspect in my mind.
I think what it comes down to is I have/had coolant going through my engine, but it wasn't the head gasket perse (maybe). So that leaves the IACV (not checked) and water pump (also not checked)