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Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:25 PM
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Steam from behind the engine

I noticed that my car is steaming from behind the engine
Heres a pic, you can't see it, but it's there.
The red arrows show where its comming from

What could this be?
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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have you done any work on the car ? after we swapped the usim for the oovi, mine was steaming from that area. we figured it was oil or moisture of some sort. looked with a flash light and smelt around and kept letting it run and it eventually faded away.

have a look with a flashlight or some light source and see what you can find.
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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heat up the engine till it gets hot and starts steaming, then grab a little inspection mirror and a flashlight and look behind there. check the area around the valve cover, head, and any other place where fluids can leak and go from there.
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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Rear Valve cover gasket is borked. Replace that and while you're at it, Change the spark plug tube seals in the rear as well. Mines was doing the same thing untill i replaced those items.
Old Feb 12, 2007 | 07:13 PM
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One of mine is doing the same thing, havent determined the problem yet.
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