Engine and exhaust steaming

[oldmansupra]

When I removed my intake manifold I didn't pre-drain the coolant and coolant leaked into the head from the intake manifold. After letting it warm up for about 20 seconds white steam starts to smoke out from underneath the exhaust manifold and out the exhaust. I want to let it run to burn it off but I'm not sure if that's a good idea.

 

[bioskyline]

if its in the head let it burn off, nothing you can really do to get it out short of pulling the head. if its on the outside just wash it off

 

[oldmansupra]

Okay i'll just let that burn off then. I've discovered the exhaust is actually blue, which is probably due to my bad afm. I'm going to do some more tests and if i can narrow it down to the afm i'll install my maft pro.

 

[airhead04]

White Smoke = Coolant
Blue Smoke = Oil
Black Smoke = Fuel

^Those are usual colors of them. Not always though. Just thought that may help you out.

 

[oldmansupra]

Ah yes, it could be oil. When i removed my intake manifold there was quite a bit of oil in the bottom. It could be my pcv system has some leaks, those hoses don't look like they're in good condition. Its also been sitting for awhile so it could be old gas. I'll probably be looking into replacing those oil hoses, removing the afm and replacing the gas with some fresh stuff.