Coolant in secondary air pump

Update condensation was in the hose going to the SAR.

I had a check engine light come on and checked the codes. Primary code was P2445 with secondary codes about valve 1 being stuck both in the open and closed position.

I went to pull off the air pump and the hose was full of coolant. The overflow reservoir is still fine.

oil is fine no water in it, there’s no oil specks coming out of the exhaust.

my first thought was blown or leaking head gasket but without other symptoms I’m unsure.

Any ideas ?

I’m currently stuck in Fresno California until I get this fixed and can drive home to Missouri.

 

There's no possible way for coolant to get into the Secondary Air system unless someone did some kinda crazy incorrect hose routing, are you sure it isn't just moisture?

Have you had any work done on it recently?

 

That’s my thought.

So I’m thinking my SAP pump is bad and since there was no air flow condensation built up. It’s been out all summer so the condensation had a yellow tint to it.

 

I'd guess that the condensation has the valve stuck due to corrosion... Esp since it has been none functional for so long...

 

Coolant is "slick" feeling.. whereas dirty water won't be.

Is it coolant or water?

 

And coolant has a distinct smell to it. Give it a sniff. The sniff then coolant reservoir. I’ll bet they don’t smell the same. Don’t taste it

 

It did not feel like coolant and after pondering where everything feeds to I’m 99.9 percent sure it’s water from condensation collection.

 

SAR replacement done. You do not have to unbolt the mount to replace this. Blew out the hose, changed spark plugs, hooked up the battery and the codes were gone and never came back on.