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(Message started by: kyanther on Apr 12^th, 2007, 3:31pm)

Title: smoke/steam drivers side rear engine bay
Post by kyanther on Apr 12^th, 2007, 3:31pm

help! i have steam/smoke(white) somthing is dripping onto top of cat/manifold this gives a very large puff of smoke every 2 ish minutes, gather somthing is pressuring up then blowing but what is it, any help would be greatful.

Title: Re: smoke/steam drivers side rear engine bay
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 12^th, 2007, 3:37pm

hi there

easy one would be a drip from the a/c drain tubes (http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/acdrain.htm).

are you using any water/oil/auto fluid? if no, then that's your best bet.

hth

Title: Re: smoke/steam drivers side rear engine bay
Post by kyanther on Apr 12^th, 2007, 4:06pm

thanks will have a look and get back.

Title: Re: smoke/steam drivers side rear engine bay
Post by kyanther on Apr 12^th, 2007, 6:16pm

no there clear. tried to look closer and im a little nearer locating the prob. its above the sensor on the manifold somewhere buy where the EGR fits either there or buy the engine theres a pipe that i can only just see thats at the same hight as EGR fitting. (do you know what this pipe is?) could my prob be head gasket do you think? i cant see what hight gasket fits. i am right in saying that the EGR/manifold join cant smoke arnt i? the other update is since the engine has cooled i now have a more gentle but constant smoke.

Title: Re: smoke/steam drivers side rear engine bay
Post by scorpio_man on Apr 12^th, 2007, 7:01pm

hi there

so you're losing coolant then?

i wonder if it's the coolant pipe that goes through the 'V'?

that's a bit more complicated. :(
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