andy_bakerjian

i have a 98 camaro ss, 105,xxx miles. earlier tonight, after i was done driving it around somewhat hard with a bunch of my other buddies, it started smoking from the motor. its definitely coolant, and i heard it dripping onto exhaust but i couldnt tell exactly where. there was a small bit of coolant on the ground near the back of the motor and im really hoping its a return line or something and not a cracked block. what do you guys think??

jsteele90

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Maybe a heater hose or steam vent pipe leaking. Dont rule out a bad head gasket though. Check your oil and see the color

andy_bakerjian

i checked the oil and it was fine, so probably not a head gasket

garygnu

check the coolant lines where they bolt to the rear of the heads.

jsteele90

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Put car on jack stands. Start it up and crawl under there and find that leak.

garygnu

did you remove the intake and valley cover ?

Damian

iTrader: (89)

My guess would be a block off tube gasket or freeze plug in the head rotted out.

Good luck, should be a simple fix.