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Ok so lately my car has been kinda lagged alot usually right after starting I mean like stalled for a second like it wasnt getting gas. Also it hasn't felt up to speed. Anyways I was driving on the freeway last night & it started sputtering like a mofo.. I noticed white smoke everywhere behind me. Then my car just died. It wouldn't start again. I looked under my car when it was getting towed & there was oil leaked all over the front header around the oil pump down to the ground.
Think I blew a head gasket? Or oil pump?

not 100% but white smoke is antifreeze burning, so either a cracked head or blown head gasket

will the engine turn over at all? if not than it may have locked up from low oil level. if your oil pressure sender or oil cooler blew. the oil would soak the front header and smoke alot .
if the engine turns but sounds uneven or eratic than it may be head gaskets.
this may be a case of a small leak turning into a big problem. sorry im so negative but this dont look good.

Sounds like a head gasket or cracked head to me.

UPDATE:
Looks like a hose clamp slipped off a little bit one of the hoses going to the oil pump (around the same area where all the oil was leaked). Also the rear engine bay is oil soaked too.
Drained my oil it had about 1.5 quarts in it it was thick and smelt burnt. & full of metal shavings.

Full of shavings, then something inside went boom or crack. Time to get a new motor. Sorry to hear it man.

can i have your old heads when you get a new motor?

lmao WAG, sorry bud to bad.
But sounds alot like what happened to me. Pulling away from a stop sign and sputter sputter sputter. Mine still runs but i through a rod. you probly did as well.

UPDATE: There is coolant coming out of one of the lines going to the oil pump I know thats just wrong it was in the lower hose

Mazdanoob123:ya man I haven't even opened up the motor I'm so mad. This is the second klze I've blown in the past year. btw I still have that k8 $100 if you want it.

wagZE wrote:UPDATE: There is coolant coming out of one of the lines going to the oil pump I know thats just wrong it was in the lower hose



Mazdanoob123:ya man I haven't even opened up the motor I'm so mad. This is the second klze I've blown in the past year. btw I still have that k8 $100 if you want it.

do you mean coolant coming out of one of the lines above the oil filter?

dang dude how often do you change your oil?

every 3k miles rite on time I changed the oil.

im not tryn to start a pissn match. but 2 zes in a year is a big waste.
and 3k oil change intervals is to long if you drive agressivly.
i run royal purple 5-20 and change it 500 to 1k imles depending on oil condition.

You seriously change your oil that much? I change at 3k even if I'm racing alot. Coulda woulda shoulda. I'll figure out what happened to the motor when I take it apart I'm pullin it out this week. Should get my new ze by Saturday $595+ tax & shipping.

ok lets clear a few things up You say Oil pump..do you even know where the oil pump is on these motors?

Its on the front of the motor hiddin under neath the timing belt and all its covers.

on the side by the header is the Oil Cooler. The filters goes into it and both thsoe lines feed coolant through there to cool the oil. so your coolant leak from there is normal. just need a line. I would suspect your motor had blown a head gasket and or possibly cracked or warped the head. Maybe all the coolant dripped from that leaky hose and she overheated.

yea i do im curous how long it will run as well as mt de dose wil clean oil and a clean air filter. i an getting close to doubling my wheel hp. so lets see how long it lasts.