Oil/water/condensation/HG question (sorry in advance)
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 1:30 pm
Hi guys,
I know that this question comes up a lot but i'm completely new to zxr's and have just picked up my first - a 2000 model.
It all looks good, looks well looked after etc, service history etc.
It starts very easily, ticks over nicely, revs cleanly, sounds good. However, after about a minute or so of running, the exhaust starts blowing white smoke. My first fear was headgasket - gutted! I also saw that there was a milky residue on the sight glass so I thought definitely head gasket!
So, i checked the coolant expecting to find oil in there but clean as a whistle. I haven't dumped the oil yet to check that because the previous owner said he hasn't used it much recently and has just occasionally fired it up and let it warm up a bit so i'm holding on to the possibility it might just be condensation??
I'm going to dump the oil at the weekend anyway but just wanted a bit of feedback.
Incidentally it has 18,000 miles on the clock.
I know that this question comes up a lot but i'm completely new to zxr's and have just picked up my first - a 2000 model.
It all looks good, looks well looked after etc, service history etc.
It starts very easily, ticks over nicely, revs cleanly, sounds good. However, after about a minute or so of running, the exhaust starts blowing white smoke. My first fear was headgasket - gutted! I also saw that there was a milky residue on the sight glass so I thought definitely head gasket!
So, i checked the coolant expecting to find oil in there but clean as a whistle. I haven't dumped the oil yet to check that because the previous owner said he hasn't used it much recently and has just occasionally fired it up and let it warm up a bit so i'm holding on to the possibility it might just be condensation??
I'm going to dump the oil at the weekend anyway but just wanted a bit of feedback.
Incidentally it has 18,000 miles on the clock.