5.0L General Discussion This section is for non-tech specific information pertaining to 5.0L Mustangs.

Throttel body cleaned, now white smoke

Old 02-17-2013, 04:24 PM
  #1  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default Throttel body cleaned, now white smoke

Hey guys, was cleaning my throttel body, went to put it back together, put the gasket on and started the car up, I think the gasket didn't completely seal and coolant got into my intake, I pulled the throttel body off and used liquid gasket, got a great seal, now I got white smoke from my exhaust, I bypassed my lines to the egr to rule that out. I'm stumped, I hope I didn't mess anything up.
Larryftmfw is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 04:57 PM
  #2  
89fiveeight
2nd Gear Member
 
89fiveeight's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 270
Default

Could be that coolant burning off
89fiveeight is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 05:52 PM
  #3  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default

Originally Posted by 89fiveeight
Could be that coolant burning off
I hope that's all it is
Larryftmfw is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 06:15 PM
  #4  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default

Could getting a little coolant into my intake cause my head gasket to blow?
Larryftmfw is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 08:20 PM
  #5  
89fiveeight
2nd Gear Member
 
89fiveeight's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 270
Default

I don't see how...
89fiveeight is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 09:03 PM
  #6  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default

Originally Posted by 89fiveeight
I don't see how...
Me either
Larryftmfw is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 09:06 PM
  #7  
89fiveeight
2nd Gear Member
 
89fiveeight's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 270
Default

Is your head gasket blown or are you worried about it blowing? If it blows, you'll know
89fiveeight is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 09:13 PM
  #8  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default

Originally Posted by 89fiveeight
Is your head gasket blown or are you worried about it blowing? If it blows, you'll know
I'm worried lol but what are signs that it's blown?
Larryftmfw is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 09:25 PM
  #9  
BabyGT
5th Gear Member
 
BabyGT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Virginia
Posts: 2,269
Default

Overheating, tons of smoke, no oil pressure, coolant disappearing, misfiring, sputtering, rough idle, not necessarily all of those at once but those are some of them.
BabyGT is offline  
Old 02-17-2013, 09:32 PM
  #10  
Larryftmfw
1st Gear Member
Thread Starter
 
Larryftmfw's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 72
Default

If I need a head gasket are they hard to replace on the 5.0?
Larryftmfw is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: Throttel body cleaned, now white smoke



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:18 PM.