96sti

It has a bit of froth in rad cap when running and revving it doesn't raise the level. The bubbling or boiling im talking about is in the overflow not the rad or expansion tank cap. The cooling system was very filthy before flush so it could be all the shit surfacing to that area?

Just bubbles once its warmed up and been driven on boost. kind of looks like a boiling jug

Doesn't usually come out just bubbles away

Went and got a cylinder leakage test done and there was no leakage

Cheers mate appreciate that. Yeah well its my daily and don't need to top up water for sure but ill definitely get the test done and looks like i'll be needing new gasket. I can get a good deal on it at my work placement and i guess i'll start saving haha. Thanks again

Ok cheers man im getting a leakdown test done soon hopefully and that should help me will also ask the guys at the garage tomorrow. I cant really do any major major damage unless it starts overheating right?

In hamilton mate cheers though, im really hoping i wont have to do the head gaskets... might get another couple of thousand ks first. Im a student at tech at the moment so really limited experience as well as funds and tools, although i could get a good deal at my work experience and i would get to work on it. Did you rebuild it with forged internals and arp studs all the fancy stuff? cause thats alot. A second hand complete EJ20k from an sti is like 2.6-2.8k. Also by longblock you mean block, rods pistons crank as well as heads right? and shortblock is just block crank rods and pistons? Is there any other reason I could have these symptoms?

Ha nice name, for real did you get it done? what was involved and hw mch?

Yeah mate would this tell me for sure? should i get a compression test done as well? cheers

It doesn't spew it out anymore, it just bubbles. Occasionally a few drops will come out.

also car has done 147ks

Hey guys had my car for over a month now loving it and clocked around 3500ks already. Only worries is that the overflow tank has a strange smell and a slight oily-brown tinge to it. After driving it a little hard and popping the overflow tank cap the coolant can be seen bubbling. The car doesn't leak from anywhere or overheat, no smoke or residue in the exhaust. Doesn't seem to be any oil in water or vice versa and runs real well. Also note i took it for a 40min drive on a real nice windy gravel road (old mountain road out near raglan if anyone is familiar) sliding through the corners etc and afterwards it had spat out about 500ml of coolant out the overflow. It was doing it excessively when i re-installed the restrictor pill after driving on boost but that was fixed when i replaced the rad cap with a new one. Because of the smell has got me thinking my head gaskets might be leaking, dont have the cash to shell out for a 2.5k job or whatver it may be and dont have the tools or knowledge to do it at home. Thoughts? cheers.

yeah but how much would a lvv cost for that. and i was kind of hoping for a nice lookng airbag wheel haha

Meh probably they're better then what i have but still look huge and ugly imo...

Also where can i get those cool sti pedals from?