Coolant out exhaust?

cfurlan

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I just rebuilt the 7mgte. I did not use a MHG and the engine is running rough so its missing on at least one cylinder. I correctly set the timing and messed with the tps. Seeing that the head gasket is brand new, could it be seals in the turbo?
 

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cfurlan;1694348 said:
I just rebuilt the 7mgte. I did not use a MHG and the engine is running rough so its missing on at least one cylinder. I correctly set the timing and messed with the tps. Seeing that the head gasket is brand new, could it be seals in the turbo?

Coolant in exhaust? what makes you think this?
As for the missing of the cylinder, did you replace the spark plugs & spark plug wires?.

You need to be more specific. Is the coolant inside the exhaust? or is it on the outside?
 

cfurlan

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Sorry, it has brand new ngk spark plugs, wires are good. I also tried pulling the fuel infector plugs to see which cylinder is dead. 4,5, and 6 all caused the engine to bog down more. 1,2, and 3 did not affect the way it is running, in other words it did not cause the engine to bog down. Also i the wall of my garage behind the exhaust is getting splattered with coolant.
 

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Something wrong happened during rebuild, or you got a bad gasket.. sounds like 1, 2, 3 are dead or dying... that's where you're coolant is coming from I bet...

Compression test may tell you better than we can
 

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Read what Im typing. If you did the rebuild in a home garage, unless you have proper engine shop & lathe tooling, you didn't do it correctly. The bhg never really Bhg'd, it just re-bhg'd.
 

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Pull each of the plug wires from 1, 2 & 3 at the coil pack while running and see if you're getting spark. Do it with a pair of pliers so you don't get zapped doing so.

Any visible coolant seeping outside the block?

Did you have the block decked, and if so did you do it with timing cover plate on at the same time? If you didn't your head will not seat properly and coolant can be leaking into the first three cylinders? Look at your plugs.

Go to autozone and rent one of these. http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ac.../_/N-263r?counter=0&itemIdentifier=84330_0_0_
Easy to use, and see where the coolant is coming out of. Put #1 cylinder to TDC, take the plug out and see if it is filling up. Also monitor your oil for any milkshake. Check your coolant of any mixing of oil too.
 

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MDCmotorsports;1694548 said:
Read what Im typing. If you did the rebuild in a home garage, unless you have proper engine shop & lathe tooling, you didn't do it correctly. The bhg never really Bhg'd, it just re-bhg'd.

My supra rolled in my garage with a rod knock & bhg & rolled out running with a "Not BHG." lol & now has about 3500 miles in 5 months & no problemos yet.
 

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Yes the block was decked with timing cover on. It should seal good since I did not use a metal head gasket. I am going to test the compression in all the cylinders when I get a chance this week. Also so far there does not appear to be any coolant in the oil or oil in the coolant yet. And I am getting spark on every cylinder
 

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Overheated, there were no signs of the head gasket being blown. It was rebuilt 700 miles before my rebuild. A hose blew causing it to overheat after I put a new thermostat in because the po did not have one in it.
 

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I have a friend that works at a nearby dealership and is going to bring over the testers this week when he has a chance. He's a GM Master tech, but has never really worked on one of these.
 

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Well yesterday I swapped out the injectors with different oem ones. After putting it all back together I checked for codes before starting it. It is throwing one code, 51. Which after some searching, it deals with the tps. I checked and I did have it hooked up correctly. I tried resetting the ecu but after every attempt, it still shows the code. Any ideas? The tps is less than a year old.
 

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cfurlan;1695963 said:
Well yesterday I swapped out the injectors with different oem ones. After putting it all back together I checked for codes before starting it. It is throwing one code, 51. Which after some searching, it deals with the tps. I checked and I did have it hooked up correctly. I tried resetting the ecu but after every attempt, it still shows the code. Any ideas? The tps is less than a year old.

Have you set the TPS properly? Make sure the climate control is off, and that the accelerator is returning all the way to the closed position as well.
 

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TPS is set correctly. I'm not really worried about the code at the moment. I'm more worried about getting it to run on all cylinders. I pulled the number 6 plug and it was soaked in gas. I don't know what its doing
 

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Ok, now we're really confused.

cfurlan;1694541 said:
4,5, and 6 all caused the engine to bog down more.
So, those should be functioning correctly.

cfurlan;1696686 said:
I pulled the number 6 plug and it was soaked in gas.
So, why are you pulling the plugs from the cylinders that are working? You need to check 1, 2, and 3 according to your earlier post.
 

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I pulled cylinder 1 spark plug and it was a little black but not wet. Then I pulled cyl 6 and it was soaked in gas. I pulled those two because I can pull them without removing other parts.
 

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Maybe its just me.
Are you sure coolant is coming out the exhaust?
Youll have condensation in exhaust and it will blow out. And youll notice it since your exhaust up against the wall.

One thing Ive learned from troubleshooting. Check the obvious first.
Since motor was disassembled, go back and make sure plug wires are seated both ends and in right location, make sure inj plugs are in correct order, you get the idea.

Double and triple check.
Eliminate the obvious first.
If you have a plug soaked in gas, its probably not firing. Plug wires, coils and coil wiring check. Make sure your coil wiring harness isnt fubar. They are usually brittle and bare wires showing. And if you dont have factory plug wires, make sure they "snap" on a plug. Use a spare plug to tell.

Just my two cents:)