Alleged BHG?? or something else =o NEED KNOWLEDGABLE HELP!

[YoungGunSupra]

so i was driving home from the park the other night and i notice my temperature gauge was a bit higher than normal...but still near the middle. couple minutes later i see it start climbing to about 75% of the Hot part so i freak out and immediately pull over and shut off the engine. i open my hood and theres a bunch of steam/smoke (not white smoke) just looks like steam kind of smoke coming from the exhaust manifold side. i take out my flashlight and i see some coolant had came out and was sitting on the floor..some on my rack and pinion...and also some fluid back near the EGR valve area...even some coolant sitting ont he valve covers

First thought was GOD DMANIT i guess i know how all those guys that got a head gasket feel. well i call aaron from driftmotion and he told me it shouldnt be a headgasket..he said 7M are notorious for having a certain hose near that EGR valve just blow and that if white smoke wasnt coming out my exhaust then its probably just a hose that came loose. after he told me this i was RELIEVED. just wanted to see what other people thought of this. and also when a car heats up that much to that point should i do an oil change? i read somewhere that overheating clumps the oil pan or something of the sort. Thanks

John

 

[BrandonW]

get to the bottom of those leaks and see what happens

 

[YoungGunSupra]

yupp thats what im gonna do..check al the hoses and what not..

anyone else?

 

[radiod]

Yeah, first step is to clear up any leaks that you have. After it's all sealed up again check for coolant loss. If you're not losing coolant, than there's no leak. If you ARE going to do an oil change, do it after the car's been sitting for a couple hours. When you crack the drain plug take note of what comes out first. If you do have coolant in your oil, it will settle to the bottom and you'll notice more clearish liquid coming out before the oil.

 

[YoungGunSupra]

ah i see. yea my first step is just to take it over to aaron have him check out the hoses. i dont want to mess anything up..wghen i do the oil change ill be sure to check to see if any clear liquid comes out first. THanks!