Blown head gasket?

[John46307]

I posted this same thing under "water coming from exhaust" but i thought that was kind of funny. Yesterday i let my car run in the drive for 20 mins or so. Then i noticed anti-freeze coming from the overflow cap. So i shut it down then poped the hood and heard the anit-freeze boiling. My temp gauge said it was alittle on the hot side but not overheating. I started it up today and it ran fine but there is a lot more condensation coming out the exhaust and a little steam. Does this sound like the beginning of a head gasket problem?

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[Dana]

If fit overheated recently, did you burp the cooling system properly. There's a lot more to it than just refilling the radiator.

 

[John46307]

This is what comes out of my exhaust in a 10 min time period!

 

[Bob_Kurgan]

looks like condensation to me

 

[chet3310]

looks like condensation to me

I would have to agree, especially with the weather we have been having. My car does the same thing, and pulls harder then a raped ape!

 

[scca_stang]

looks like condensation to me... do a coolant system leak test... and then if you are still concerned, do a coolant flush... I would not assume head gasket because of water from the exhaust... most cars do put off water from the exhaust, it's actually a sign of good efficiency.

 

[John46307]

Thanks guys! I was just concerned about the white smoke but it runs fine! I put the car in test mode so i can see the coolant temp and it tops out at 203 degrees. Is that normal for a 2 valve?

 

[Aron]

Perhaps your radiator is boiling over because your cap does not seal well, causing the system to not pressurize like it should. Like stated above, do a cooling system pressure test, and test the cap as well.