k2boarder3187

well today when i was on the highway i got on my car and i felt a loss of power when i was in 4th at about 100mph..i got off the next exit and smoke was coming from my exhaust...i think it was blueish white. the engine was running rough. i got it towed home. checked the antifreeze and oil and theres not one or the other in each. what should i do??? what could it be?? piston ring?

contentsunderpressur

Sounds like rings to me. See if the smoke smells like burnt oil.

^iLLuSiOn^

if it white it could be head gasket, if blue rings... i think it it wasnt noticably blue and was running that bad its more than likely a head gasket

k2boarder3187

im gonna bring it to my mechanic tomorrow and see what he says...i udno whats up with it i pulled the sparkplugs and i saw 2 of them had oil on them

k2boarder3187

all in all after i get it fixed, i plan on selling it..if i take the supercharger off and sell it without the supercharger..can i just take all the stuff off change the injectors back to stock, can i use my handheld tuner and put it to stock or does it need more done

k2boarder3187

TTT anyone?

cliffyk

You may not want to hear this, however--having a sudden loss of power at 5k rpm make it run so badly you had to have it towed, combined with oil on a couple of the plugs (the business end I assume) sounds to me like you've got some new holes in a couple of pistons, or some very messed up ring lands and grooves...

k2boarder3187

i figured its done...should i get a used motor at a junkyard or what

cliffyk

That's a decision only you can make--Kelley Blue Book says the car is worth $3300 trade and $4400 retail, in good condition; obviously it's worth far less with a blown motor. [/align][/align]It sounds as though you'd be paying someone to R& R the motor, so you're probably looking at $1500 to $2500 to replace the motor. That's a lot of money to put into an 11-12 year-old car that you're planning on selling, however it's probably the only way to make it saleable. [/align][/align]An alternative if you've got a place to strip it would be to part it out on eBay, you could probably get a couple grand or more for the parts and trhen have a junkyard haul off the carcass...[/align]

k2boarder3187

an update on this..my mechanic checked it out he siad it might be a ring or it might be the supercharger itself blowing oil into the engine...anyone ever have this happen?