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Old Jun 9, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Back again, got a fun one

Alright, first and foremost I feel Like i abused my Z and trying to make it right. Recently i found that the water pump and radiator needed replaced, so I too a few days and replaced them both along with a new thermostat and etc. Yesterday I had a external coolant line break on me and well there was coolant everywhere (car did not overheat thankfully). So i tore off the plenum and swapped out all new lines and etc. Now I have an even more damaging issue, car has a really hard time starting and when it does it runs super rich. rich to the point where i can soak my hand with the amount of gas coming out of the tail pipe. New plugs, new coil packs, new lines etc. any tips? thank you in advance.
Old Jun 9, 2013 | 04:41 PM
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Edit: no longer smoking during idle but whenever I give it gas I get a ton of white smoke from the Driver side bank
Old Jun 9, 2013 | 05:06 PM
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White smoke = bad head gasket (usually)
Old Jun 9, 2013 | 08:43 PM
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Just got done with a compression test, all cylinder reading between 215-220.
Old Jun 10, 2013 | 07:26 AM
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Those are great readings, but that doesn't necessarily rule out a bad head gasket.
Old Jun 10, 2013 | 07:09 PM
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I am going to take it to my most trusted mechanic. nobody in my area works on Z cars but he mostly works on imports, so getting as close as I can. Will post with what he says
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