Popped the hood last night cause I heard what sounded like a drip on my exhaust. Checked coolant, it’s at halfway between full and min on the reservoir. I’ve also noticed some white smoke from the tail pipes. I have not done any tests just yet, will be getting a pressure tester to check out the system. Hoping it’s the T going to the heater block (if memory serves that’s where it is)

anything else I should check out while I’m at it? Really hoping for a bad plastic coupler.

 

Head gasket leak possibly, check oil and ser of you see coolant in it

 

How much white smoke is too much that it would cause concern. If coolant was mixing with oil wouldn’t there be a sweet smell?

 

You sure it's not just steam? Is it cold where you're at? Does the smoke have a sweet smell/taste to it?

 

Speaking about this morning, the car was 90% warmed up when I let it sit running for a couple mins while I went into the tims for a coffee. The smoke was enough for me to think it was something, but I’m still not sure at this point. I’ll check the oil and coolant levels again later once I drive home, I’ll also grab a video of the smoke I’m seeing.

as said above I’m going to grab a pressure tester for the cooling system, probably going to be a weekend project. Really hoping it’s not a head gasket...

Sidenote, it’s been a couple tanks now but I did run seafoam through the fuel system to try and resolve a ticking injector. No dice, will probably have to replace that injector soon. Could the seafoam still be in the tank? I ran it pretty dry after I put it in

 

I wasn’t able to get a good video last night, however I checked my oil. It appears to be perfectly fine, no milkiness, and filler cap is also clean. At this point I’m not too concerned about a head gasket, however I’m still going to get a pressure tester kit and see what I’m looking at.

 

You never answered the questions in post #4.... Unsubscribing.

 

Apologies, completely missed it. Yes it is getting cold, however when it was not so chilly it was producing the same amount of smoke/steam. Planning on doing the pressure test later today, so I hope to have some news

 

https://imgur.com/a/2efeck8

Video of the steam, tips dripping water. I’m gonna say it’s condensation, just took time for me to realize. Just got the tester, have to drive around a little bit today. Hoping to get this done later tonight.

 

Currently testing pressure. Won’t hold 14psi for more than a minute. Can’t seem to find the leak, haven’t seen any drips. I know that it’s going somewhere, as the coolant level has dropped

 

If you're absolutely sure it isn't leaking externally, pull all six plugs, pressurize the cooling system with your tester, and have a look in each cylinder with a borescope. If you find coolant in any of the cylinders, look around with the borescope to see if there's a head gasket failure, crack in the head, or crack in the cylinder wall.