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Why would my car crap coolent out it's tailpipes?

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Old 02-27-02, 12:37 PM
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Why would my car crap coolent out it's tailpipes?

So my car decided that the best place for the coolent is NOT in the cooling system. After it made this descision it then found a better place. My tailpipes. Yep, I walk around my car yesterday to find 2 good sized puddles of coolent on both my tailpipes.

Any ideas on why this happened? The car was running just fine, strong as ever. My temp gauge was normal(I keep a close eye on it).
Old 02-27-02, 01:06 PM
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Yo,


'Goat, are you running your cats still? They say a normal byproduct of normal catalytic conversion is water.

You /sure/ it's coolant? Give it to a neighborhood pet and see if they lap it up. If they seem to love it, then die soon after, it's probably coolant.

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Old 02-27-02, 01:09 PM
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yeah make sure to check your coolent level after the car cools down, if you are low on coolent and there is no leak, it is bypassing somewhere into your engine..
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BUMP.

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Originally posted by RarestRX
They say a normal byproduct of normal catalytic conversion is water
Water is a product of any combustion, but not enough to form puddles on the ground. When you say coolant, you mean actual green coolant? Maybe a water seal in the engine has **** itself.
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also gas has water in it and while you are running your car you will see it comeing from your tail pipe, this is what you could be seeing
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like they say down south "Look like it done blowed up!"
Old 03-01-02, 01:32 AM
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Yes it's coolent. I wiped my finger in it and it was most definitly coolent.
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