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Tacoma v6 Fluid leaking need help please

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by lynlan1819, Sep 20, 2017.

  1. Sep 20, 2017 at 2:21 PM
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    lynlan1819

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    Need help guys,A couple of weeks ago I started smelling antifreeze,so I checked under the hood and my overflow tank was empty and it looked like the fluid was being forced out and splashed on the passenger side of the engine,I refilled the overflow tank and bought a new radiator cap,but a week later the same thing,what the heck is up,the truck is a 2006 with 120,000.I do have a warranty on the truck as I bought it used from a Toyota dealer with a warranty. The truck is not throwing out any codes as of yet.My hoses are all new and fine.Any ideas what else too try before running too the dealer ?
     
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  2. Sep 20, 2017 at 5:34 PM
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    Looked like it was forced out of the overflow tank?
     
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    if it was being forced out the overflow

    head gasket
     
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    Yes because its all over the right side of the engine,and it sure looks like it came out the overflow tank cap.
     
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    How does a head gasket make anything come out the overflow tank ?
     
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    As stated above sorry to say head gasket is very likely.
     
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    Engine compression in cylinder is escaping into coolant system causing shit tons of pressure and blasting out your overflow
     
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    Looks like I will be making a trip too Toyota,never seen a head gasket go bad at 120k on a truck before.
     
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    It was a defect in the gasket for the 05-06 models.
     
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    Yeah hopefully that warranty pays off here.
    I think 05 early 06 had head gasket issues if I remember correctly
     
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    Damn,I was hoping that was not the case,Im glad now its under warranty
     
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    Wouldnt it be throwing codes if that was what was happening?
     
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    Make sure that extended warranty covers gaskets, because some don't.
     
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    I just took a head off a Honda with the exact same symptoms. #3 cylinder had gasket fail
     
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    Noooooooo! That's fucked up
     
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    No
     
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    Not really. What code would be expecting to see?
     
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    Eventually you'd get codes for o2 sensors being junked up and catalytic converter failure.
    But could be long time before that came up
     
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