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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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Pretty sure I got a coolant leak. Here's symptoms:
-Throwing codes p0171 & p0174
-I can hear my intake manifold ticking front passenger side
-rough idle on cold starts and eventually stalls if not warmed up
-coolant spills when turning left harshly
-recently had a coil go bad
I've searched the crap out of this problem and still unsure if it's the gasket, a crack or line.. Any helps appreciated!
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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by pfoley12
Pretty sure I got a coolant leak. Here's symptoms:
-Throwing codes p0171 & p0174
-I can hear my intake manifold ticking front passenger side
-rough idle on cold starts and eventually stalls if not warmed up
-coolant spills when turning left harshly
-recently had a coil go bad
I've searched the crap out of this problem and still unsure if it's the gasket, a crack or line.. Any helps appreciated!
It might be a bad head gasket on the passenger side from what I'm hearing
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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by pfoley12
Pretty sure I got a coolant leak. Here's symptoms:
-Throwing codes p0171 & p0174
-I can hear my intake manifold ticking front passenger side
-rough idle on cold starts and eventually stalls if not warmed up
-coolant spills when turning left harshly
-recently had a coil go bad
I've searched the crap out of this problem and still unsure if it's the gasket, a crack or line.. Any helps appreciated!
The problem might not be related the exhaust manifolds are known to leak with these causing a tick that could be that problem rough idle might possibly be plugs or coils which could throw codes and the coolant spilling could be a crack somewhere does the truck overheat or does the coolant bubble when its running without the cap
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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Krack499
The problem might not be related the exhaust manifolds are known to leak with these causing a tick that could be that problem rough idle might possibly be plugs or coils which could throw codes and the coolant spilling could be a crack somewhere does the truck overheat or does the coolant bubble when its running without the cap
I just had pass side exhaust manifold replaced, so it's probably not that. The truck never overhets
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Old Dec 13, 2013 | 11:54 PM
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What year and motor
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
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what year and motor
2000 5.4
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pfoley12
2000 5.4
I hear 99 and 00 5.4s were bad with head gaskets do to the switching to pi heads so that could be it sorry I couldn't help more
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Krack499
I hear 99 and 00 5.4s were bad with head gaskets do to the switching to pi heads so that could be it sorry I couldn't help more
Thanks man I'll look into them
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by pfoley12
Thanks man I'll look into them
Check both intake manifold gaskets first.
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Old Dec 14, 2013 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ibd2328
Check both intake manifold gaskets first.
Pretty sure that's was it is, have you replaced yours?
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