Can coolant leak from intake gasket?
A Coolant leaking internally from the intake manifold gasket or cylinder head gasket can end up in one of two places: mixed with the engine oil or burned with the air-fuel mixture in the exhaust. Coolant mixed with oil is bad news because ethylene glycol doesn’t work well as a lubricant.
Can a throttle body leak coolant?
A Coolant leak under the middle of the vehicle can be caused by a leaking throttle body deicer. Coolant travels down the engine towards the rear before dripping to the ground.
Why is there water in my throttle body?
Oil pooling in the throttle body is most likely blow-by from the piston rings pushing vaporized oil through the PCV system and into the intake.
Is there a coolant leak in my Camry?
Hello, been reading here a bit and I joined. Lots of great info here. So I was investigating a no heat issue my wife was complaining about in her 2003 Camry, 2.4 4 cyl motor. Car has some 175k miles. on it runs GREAT! It was low on coolant. Did not see any leaks… hose was pressurized etc… slept on it….
Where is the coolant leaking from behind the engine?
Seems to be in the area between the 2 spark plugs on the drivers side. Seems to be an external leak because no coolant in oil, and no check engine light. I had been noticing coolant lowering every week or so, but not much. Now after this trip, the leak is much more pronounced.
Why did my Toyota Tacoma have a coolant leak?
That engine has been redesigned in 07 I guess because all the problems like you experienced. The 07+ also got crappy low friction piston rings that gummed up. Then modified pistons were installed with larger oil drain holes. So make sure you get the right generation if you just pull the engine and swap one in.
When does the coolant reservoir go empty in a Toyota?
Coolant reservoir going empty; no signs of leak. 2005 4 Cylinder SE with about 155K. Coolant reservoir goes empty over the course of several weeks (don’t recall how many).