1995 3000GT engine trouble

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a@h.com - 26 Sep 2007 01:12 GMT

My friends 1995 3000GT has started to "steam" out the passenger side
tailpipes. At the same time the passenger side pipes are blowing very
hot and the drivers side are blowing cold. The steaming is such that
when the engine has been turned off the pipes continue to steam for
about 5 seconds. Any help diagnosing would be appriciated.

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Bhagat Gurtu - 26 Sep 2007 01:46 GMT

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:12:49 -0700, wrote:

> My friends 1995 3000GT has started to "steam" out the passenger side
> tailpipes. At the same time the passenger side pipes are blowing very
> hot and the drivers side are blowing cold. The steaming is such that
> when the engine has been turned off the pipes continue to steam for
> about 5 seconds. Any help diagnosing would be appriciated.

Not blowing smoke - that's a turn up for the books.

Blown head gasket anyone? Maybe not, maybe a cracked engine block or
cylinder head. Does it have two turbos? If so maybe a turbo housing has
cracked allowing water in.

Whatever it is, you should notice the coolant level in your reservoir
dropping. You might want to check your oil too, as it could be a nice
mayonnaise consistency if you have a path from your coolant to an oil line
opened up.

Lots of fun for which you can thank the Mitsubishi engineers for all of
the interesting fault possibilities that they designed into their work.

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