Coolant coming from exhaust

[tom4bren]

Actually it does sound like a head gasket.

Look here:

http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/au...042708.article

That's what happened on my daughter's car & the engine fried.

[PK]

Definitely sounds like a head gasket or cracked head.
Water in the oil is one sign, but depending on where the leak is, and how bad, it can be one of the last to show up.

Try filling the radiator to the top and run the engine with the cap off.
CAUTION - do not drive this way, just idling or a few revs in the driveway.
As the water heats it will expand and spill over - that is normal.
But if the coolant bubbles over almost immediately, then you know the problem.
As far as I know, you cannot tell if it is the head gasket, or the head, until after you dismantle the engine.
Another option is to take it to a radiator specialist.
They can attach their pressure testing equipment and do the same test above. The pressure will raise quickly.

Good luck

PK

[Hotsauce]

Its either bad HG as mentioned, or it could be cracked block or head.

Is there any chance that the car sat with diluted coolant, and froze, cracking either the head or block?

Sitting dormant shouldn't damage a HG.

John C.

[Ldub]

Actually it does sound like a head gasket.

Look here:

http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/au...042708.article

That's what happened on my daughter's car & the engine fried.

I'll throw my devalued two cents in here too...

I'll agree with those that think it's a head gasket, cracked head or block.

Had the same symptoms on my old Mustang after missing a shift & bending a valve...