Hey guys,

Had an engine rebuilt 1000 kms ago and as I was driving home 2 nights ago I started to see white smoke come out near the right headlight and then shortly after a coolant smell. I started the car today morning (struggled for a bit) and the exhaust started spitting coolant. Now what my question is, the coolant being in there for 2 nights, would it cause any serious issues and would I be able to chase it up with the guy that rebuilt it? Strongly believe it was a faulty coolant seal and I need to be compensated for ALL the damage as there's no way the seal would go in less than 1000 kms.

I have searched this forum and stumbled upon posts stating that the engine needs a rebuild, however after the coolant has been sitting in the engine for a month or two. In my case, it is 2 days max as I will be towing the car tomorrow to get it looked at. What are your thoughts?

Ty ty

 

It needs to be rebuilt either way. So yeah, someone goofed on the rebuild. However, the fact that you saw coolant at the right headlight points to it coming out of the overflow bottle. Check that the bottle hasn't cracked, this can happen.