Coolant leak from exhaust/throttle body leaking water
08-24-2012, 01:38 PM
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Coolant leak from exhaust/throttle body leaking water
Hey everyone! New member here, name is Myles. Been a huge mustange enthusiast since I can remember. But I'm posting on the forums for some help/general guidance.
I just purchased an 89 Mustang 5.0 H.O. It has a cold air intake and the previous owner did race it. It was a purchase off of CL.The car was towed to my house because it had been sitting for a few months and needed to be jumped. So i jumped it this morning but now I have a leak from the exhaust, it was leaking coolant. Also when running the engine I'm noticing a leak coming from under the throttle body that looks to be water. What would be the possible causes of coolant leaking out of the exhaust? Would it be possible for the water thats leaking from the underneath of the throttle body to somehow seep into the exhaust? Again, I'm not sure so thats why I'm here hoping to get some help
I just purchased an 89 Mustang 5.0 H.O. It has a cold air intake and the previous owner did race it. It was a purchase off of CL.The car was towed to my house because it had been sitting for a few months and needed to be jumped. So i jumped it this morning but now I have a leak from the exhaust, it was leaking coolant. Also when running the engine I'm noticing a leak coming from under the throttle body that looks to be water. What would be the possible causes of coolant leaking out of the exhaust? Would it be possible for the water thats leaking from the underneath of the throttle body to somehow seep into the exhaust? Again, I'm not sure so thats why I'm here hoping to get some help
08-24-2012, 02:38 PM
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The coolant leaking under your throttle body is more than likely a bad gasket between the EGR spacer and throttle body or EGR spacer and intake. There are two black hoses connected to the EGR spacer, which is between the throttle body and intake manifold, and those lines are full of coolant.
Are you sure it's coolant in the exhaust? Hopefully it's not a bad head gasket and just coolant coming into the engine via the bad EGR spacer gasket. Gonna have to fix that first.
Are you sure it's coolant in the exhaust? Hopefully it's not a bad head gasket and just coolant coming into the engine via the bad EGR spacer gasket. Gonna have to fix that first.
08-24-2012, 03:17 PM
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The coolant leaking under your throttle body is more than likely a bad gasket between the EGR spacer and throttle body or EGR spacer and intake. There are two black hoses connected to the EGR spacer, which is between the throttle body and intake manifold, and those lines are full of coolant.
Are you sure it's coolant in the exhaust? Hopefully it's not a bad head gasket and just coolant coming into the engine via the bad EGR spacer gasket. Gonna have to fix that first.
Are you sure it's coolant in the exhaust? Hopefully it's not a bad head gasket and just coolant coming into the engine via the bad EGR spacer gasket. Gonna have to fix that first.
03-02-2014, 11:43 PM
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I have the same sounding problem and was wondering if that fixed the problem? My motor runs great which makes me think it cant be a head gasket but the egr to throttle body makes sense, let me know how it went
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