# Help! Something is wrong with my SR! **URL:** \ **Category:** Canada Nissan Automotive\ **Created:** [June 10, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044 "2007-06-10T01:17:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/1 "2007-06-10T01:17:45Z")
Ok so here is the story… I just recently installed a oil catch can into my s14 sr and a day or two later i start to notice the engine has a little more rattle to it at idle and it bogs a little at idle as well… Now today when I was driving home it got really bad and I was blowing smoke out of my intake and the breather whole in the catch tank… I’m boosting almost nothing now and I don’t know what to do… If anyone has some experience with this please let me know… Thanks ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/2 "2007-06-10T16:46:25Z")
ok so i took a closer look today at it and there seems to be lots of white smoke coming out of the dip stick for some reason… as well as high volumes of white smoke out of the exhaust… i cant seem to figure out why the smoke is coming out of the dip stick… any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/3 "2007-06-10T17:01:14Z")
Sounds like a gasket dude . . .white smoke usually means coolant . . . ---
**Author:** ![hengster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f14d63/32.png) [@hengster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hengster)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/4 "2007-06-10T20:50:48Z")
headgasket. ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/5 "2007-06-10T23:47:53Z")
would this also cause me to loose boost as well? ---
**Author:** ![apex\_drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac8455/32.png) [@apex\_drifter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/apex_drifter)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/6 "2007-06-11T06:05:10Z")
I would imagine so . . .the headgasket mates the head with the block making a good seal. If there is a leak, you’ll lose compression . . .so yes boost will be lost. Try a compression test . . . ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/7 "2007-06-11T08:40:03Z")
sounds good… i’ll do one of those today… ---
**Author:** ![jdms13rhd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@jdms13rhd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdms13rhd)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/8 "2007-06-11T10:40:32Z")
im thinking head gasket too but its also a good chance the rings are cracked. ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/9 "2007-06-11T15:53:22Z")
ok so i did the compression test and the results are… 1st Cylinder - 130 2nd Cylinder - 90 3rd Cylinder - 165 4th Cylinder - 165 there was a little bit of oil on the bottom of the 2nd spark plug… and all of the plugs were burnt black and some of the tips were missing as well… i took the oil cap off as well while the motor was running and there was high amounts of air being pushed threw the cap as well as a lot of white smoke… i am now fearing the worst… ---
**Author:** ![RS13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RS13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RS13)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/10 "2007-06-11T16:09:39Z")
Does the smoke smell sweet??? Is it a thick white smoke?? or more wispy. Definatly your rings on number 2 are gone. Rebuild time ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/11 "2007-06-11T16:14:12Z")
ya it does smell a little sweet… and it is thick… and this sucks lol… ---
**Author:** ![dsm\_austin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@dsm\_austin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dsm_austin)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/12 "2007-06-11T16:20:26Z")
that sucks i had the same problem last week i bought another complete swap from speedtech ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/13 "2007-06-11T20:53:28Z")
ya i may have to buy a new motor and switch everything over… or im seeing if maybe i can just buy some new internals and put them in there… another option is a 2.4L stroker kit from auto dream 😃 … i think what i’m gonna do now is tear the whole motor apart and take a look at the components and see what is messed and what needs replacing… ---
**Author:** ![silvertable58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@silvertable58](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silvertable58)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/14 "2007-06-11T23:50:38Z")
how much would it be to do a rebuild on a sr20…anyone know … ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/15 "2007-06-12T02:45:02Z")
already looked up stock internals will run about 500… not to bad… if i do the rebuild i will probably need a new head gasket and maybe head studs im not sure this will be my first rebuild so i shall be doing some research… ---
**Author:** ![Garret\_Volden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Garret\_Volden](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garret_Volden)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/16 "2007-06-12T05:29:19Z")
i am in the exact same position as u with my rb20 :rolleyes:, big time now! ---
**Author:** ![GRIPPY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ad7895/32.png) [@GRIPPY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GRIPPY)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/17 "2007-06-12T19:10:13Z")
If your gonna rebuild, i would at the very least go with some ARP head studs and a good aftermarket head gasket. You never know when youll wanna throw a bigger turbo on there. ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/18 "2007-06-12T20:22:44Z")
haha ya well i’m thinkin of a full build now… 2.4L stoker kit, studs, gaskets, everything… nice big juicy turbo… but we shall see what happens… maybe you guys can come up and help haha… LOL I am not even going to comment on it ---
**Author:** ![RPS13\_180SX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RPS13\_180SX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RPS13_180SX)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/19 "2007-06-14T11:21:26Z")
question for you guys… is the only way to tell what is truly wrong with this thing is to rip it apart? ---
**Author:** ![240DRIFTz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/bbe5ce/32.png) [@240DRIFTz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240DRIFTz)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-something-is-wrong-with-my-sr/147044/20 "2007-06-14T18:50:34Z")
that stroker kit alone is going to run you about 3 grand let alone a turbo upgrade and all that other stuff…just do a rebuild…if you need to buy new rods,pistons all that crap you’ll be pretty far over 500 buks…but if you just clean everything and replace bearings and rings you should be ok…it all depends on what went wrong really