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engine coolant is leaking from my tailpipe


the crow17
07-19-2009, 07:46 AM
i have a 1998 suburban 1500 and there is coolant coming from my tailpipe. any idea why?

MT-2500
07-19-2009, 11:00 AM
Are sure it is engine coolant?
What color is it?
Are you losing engine coolant?
Any engine miss or overheating?

Cusser
07-19-2009, 01:45 PM
I have a 1998 suburban 1500 and there is coolant coming from my tailpipe. any idea why?

If it truly is coolant and not just water vapor condensing from combustion, that sounds like a bad head gasket or bad head gaskets to me. As previous post asked: are you losing some coolant as well?

davebigs
07-19-2009, 02:25 PM
Definitely a head gasket or cracked or warped head. Coolant is getting into the combustion chamber.

jdmccright
07-20-2009, 02:56 PM
The exhaust will smell sweet if it is coolant. Have a leak-down test performed to verify it is the intake gasket. Good luck!

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