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Does this look like a crack in the cylinder wall

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Pull the exhaust system and look for a wet exhaust port, or a cat/ muffler filled with coolant.
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I use a cheap but excellent endoscope(FleaBay/china!!) USB attachment on my laptop - crystal clear compared to the fuzzy picture you have.
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Pull the exhaust system and look for a wet exhaust port, or a cat/ muffler filled with coolant.
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I use a cheap but excellent endoscope(FleaBay/china!!) USB attachment on my laptop - crystal clear compared to the fuzzy picture you have.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

My 2000 C2 was diagnosed with a fatal crack in the cylinder a few days ago. Car has 60K and has led a pampered life. Just went out to drive it, started really hard and had white smoke and a not too pretty sound. Towed it to dealer and got the bad news. This is the photo from the scope. There is coolant in the cylinder so makes it hard to see. Anybody know if this is absolutely the picture of a cracked cylinder?

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My 2 cents : Ask here for a competent ,honest Indie and take it there for diagnosis.Where are you? Doubt you would want the dealer to repair it($$$$$$$$$) - so why get him any more involved ? I use a cheap but excellent endoscope(FleaBay/china!!) USB attachment on my laptop - crystal clear compared to the fuzzy picture you have. Before you even start, ask here for advice on the "What if..." strategy from those who have trodden this sad path before you. You would be astonished at the costs and time involved - I was !

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Makes sense. Thanks for the tip on getting a better picture.

POST 4Original post

Based on what your wrote, the engine acting up, white smoke, and the presence of coolant in the cylinder, whether that's the crack or not what difference does it make? Could be a cracked cylinder. Could be a cracked head. Could be a failed AOS. Of the three could be's, AOS is the most common. Is there coolant in just one cylinder? IF so that points to a cracked cylinder/block or head.

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It does look cracked to me. That said, typically a cracked cylinder will dump coolant in the exhaust. Pull the exhaust system and look for a wet exhaust port, or a cat/ muffler filled with coolant.

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Remind me not to party with you Schnell. Ah but it's such a great hobby.

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Thanks Jake. With your expertise, it is truly sounding like the death knell. Looks like it will be needing to find a new home with someone who can get it back on the road cheaper than I can. It's available.

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