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Why would you loose coolant but not notice it in the oil or leaking outside of the carIt even now is almost empty?
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Sometimes, when head gaskets go bad, the coolant will be burnt off out of the exhaust system. That may not be noticeable at all.
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Keep topping up coolant on Renault there is no leak?
If coolant isn't leaking externally then it has to be leaking internally. A leaking head gasket or cracked head may be the problem. If this is the case, as it gets worse more coolant will enter the combustion chamber or engine oil. Either way you will be able to determine as it gets worse. There will be white smoke from the exhaust. May be intermittent. This is if coolant is leaking into combustion chamber. If leaking into oil, you will notice that the engine oil will have a brown/milky look to it as you check the oil level on the engine oil dipstick.
What could be wrong if your 93 chev silver is leaking coolant you notice it dripping after starting it in 15 below zero temps?
Try to find out where it's coming from. Often coolant will leak down the front of the water pump, under the pulley. Even if you don't see the coolant, look for the mineral trace of the water. By the time you notice a leaky water pump it has usually been leaking for a while and has left a noticeable trail. If you don't notice coolant leaking there, check other places, freeze plugs, the sides of the radiator, radiator and heater hoses... Again, the coolant and water minerals typically leave a nice bright trace to tell you where it's leaking. If the radiator is leaking, don't try to fix it yourself and certainly don't put stop leak or any other chemicals in it. Either replace the radiator or take it to a radiator shop and have THEM repair it properly.
What could be the cause of your 1994 Chevy Camaro leaking radiator fluid?
Radiator, radiator cap, radiator hoses, water pump, coolant reservior and heater core are the more obvious areas. If you notice coolant in your oil it can be caused by a blown head gasket or damaged coolant sleeve in the head of the enging. If you cannot see any coolant leaks outside of the vehicle, check the floor mats on the interior. If you find coolant there, it more than likely is a heater core.
What are the symptoms of a busted gasket 1998 Chevy Malibu?
As with most engines, you will often find oil around the outside below the intake. You may also realize that you are running out of coolant a lot. this is caused by the cooling jackets inside the engine breaching the head gasket and leaking into the combustion cylinder. Start easy. Open your engine oil cap and see if you find any gross whitish slime on the inside of the cap itself. If so that usually means that you are getting coolant (moisture) in your oil. This is bad. coolant gets sticky when cooked in your engine. the friction will restrict the pistons and create more heat. You will eventually notice your engine running warmer than it should (although overheating can be a symptom of many different problems). If you don't notice any of these symptoms you may, as the problem gets worse notice a rough idle from air leaking into the system or the James Bond style plume of white smoke behind you on the road as leaking oil drips onto your exhaust .
Why antifreeze leaking but dont see it?
That often happens when your engine has a leaking head gasket. The coolant from the engine's water jacket runs into the crankcase. This is something you want to rule out right away because it can destroy an engine past the point of economical rebuild. To check, drain the oil and look for coolant in the oil. If you see that the oil is showing unusually high on the dip stick, that is a pretty good clue, too. Another problem that could cause this symptom would be a leaking heater core. The coolant will leak to the interior of the car and soak the carpet. You won't necessarily notice the leak right away if you have rubber floor mats. You would smell the coolant, though. Very slow leaks can evaporate while you are driving and you might not notice dripping. Put a clean piece of cardboard under your car after you park and you can identify very small leaks easier.
Why would coolant be leaking from the exhaust pipe?
That's exactly what it is, water. The products of combustion are water and carbon dioxide. While the exhaust stays hot the water comes out as high temperature steam, usually you don't even notice it. When the exhaust pipe and/or outside temperature is cold enough the exhaust will cool and some of the water vapor will condense into steam and possibly even water that drips from a weep hole in the muffler. If you're seeing a little water drip from the muffler, everything is working as designed.
Why is oil in the radiator resivoir 2000 silhouette?
Usually this means a head gasket is leaking somewhere. Or if you happen to have a oil cooler mounted to the radiator that could be be where it is leaking, but this is not usually the case. If you notice whitesh smoke out of the exhaust then it is definitely a head gasket leak. Usually the oil will also contain some coolant in it. It will appear as a whitesh foam. This needs to be fixed bc it will only get worse.
Why would anti freeze leak from exhaust pipe?
A blown head gasket could allow coolant to enter the combustion chamber from the water jacket. The coolant probably is running out the exhaust on first start-up. More often, you will notice the coolant being pumped out of the overflow as the exhaust gas pressurizes the coolant. You should look for this symptom when the engine warms up. Coolant in the exhaust on start-up and then the coolant overpressure overflow from the expansion tank or radiator happening together is almost sure indication of the head gasket failure.
How do you tell if you need a new water pump?
This is not always easy to diagnosis for vehicles seeing as a water pump can break in multiple ways. The bearing for the shaft connecting the pully to the impeller can go bad, the impeller can break off inside the housing but the pully continue to turn or the pump housing can crack and start leaking. The first two problems are generally rare but the third is the most common from what I have seen so ill address this one. The cooling system is a closed system so if you notice that your coolant levels keep dropping and the engine gets hot suddenly, locate your water pump and look for coolant leaking around the housing with the engine running keeping in mind of the FAN, the ROTATING BELTS and HOT ENGINE PARTS! If you are leaking around the water pump then replace the pump as the seals are no good. Generally if the water pump is leaking you will sometimes also see a yellow like powder splashed around the entire engine compartment from coolant evaporating on hot engine parts. However if you dont see leaking coolant but your engine is running to hot your thermostat might be bad.
1991 Plymouth grand voyager 3.3 it keeps over heating but you don't notice a leak anywhere from the radiator the radiator isn't holding antifreeze what should you try?
Is there white smoke coming out of the exhaust? If so, you might have coolant leaking into the engine compartment. Check your oil's consistency.
How do you know if a head gasket is cracking?
You will notice the coolant reservoir level low with no signs of leakage, as the condition advances you may notice white, sweet smelling exhaust coming out the tail pipe and worse, engine coolant mixing with the engine oil.
What is a code p0125 on a 2001 grand marquis?
Technical Description: Insufficient Coolant Temperature For Closed Loop Fuel Control This means that the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor indicates that the engine has not reached the required temperature level to enter closed-loop operation within a specified amount of time after starting the engine. You will likely not notice any drivability problems. A code P0125 may mean that one or more of the following has happened: Insufficient warm up time Low engine coolant level Leaking or stuck open thermostat Faulty coolant temperature sensor
