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Steam coming out of rear tailpipe.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 AT 1:13 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon.
Steam is an indicator of coolant burning in the engine. In most cases, it is due to a failed head gasket.
You need to have a leak down test done on each cylinder to see if you have a head gasket leaking coolant into the cylinder.
Roy
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test
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