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Hey guys, I have a problem that's got all of us at the shop stumped. A good customer of us called and has water freezing his back 3 cylinders on his wife's van and there is ice on the plugs. The oil also has water in it. No coolant loss, pending a compression test. I cant figure how it is getting in there, unless an intake gasket or something is leaking water into the engine, but I find that hard to figure. Anyone have any ideas or know of things to check?? Could water be leaking into the cylinders when it rains or snows if there is a gasket bad?? It is a long shot and doesn't make sense to me but its worth it to ask. I'm going to stop by and see if I can find anything wrong.Thanks guys!
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I know its not coolant and yes it does have long intake runners. I took the back 3 plugs out and the middle one was soaked and when we turned the engine over it farted out water from that cylinder. We pulled the intakes off and cant see any signs of water leakage. I'm wondering if it is the cowl drain, it looks as if it might leak water into the engine(if its not sealing) and find a way in. I cant figure out how its getting in, except if that middle plug isn't sealing right. Im at a loss, im gonna hunt around more and see if there are any recalls or anyhting.
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