Losing Coolant
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Losing Coolant Well, this morning I noticed white smoke out of the exhaust when I was warming up the car. Once the car is warmed up, it was fine. And lately I have been losing coolant.
My guess is a leaky head gasket. But what else could it be?
*I wish my heads would get here*
My guess is a leaky head gasket. But what else could it be?
*I wish my heads would get here*
my friend has a T/A that he knows nothing about, nor does he take care of. he had that problem for about 1-2 weeks before he did anything about it. it just got worse and worse, until he washed #7 out. couldnt get the car to start. it was a leaking head gasket.
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Originally Posted by technical
If you mean what's the worst case scenario...bottom end. You could easily wipe out a piston. Or worse bearing damage.
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Originally Posted by LOnSLO
You could always load it up with Alumaseal and see if that helps till your heads arrive.
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You probably don't have cylinder or head damage, but instead have a gasket that "blew out" and it bleeding the coolant into the cylinder. Additives will not fix this.
edit: Even if you had a cracked head or case, they need to be replaced not sealed with an additive.
edit: Even if you had a cracked head or case, they need to be replaced not sealed with an additive.
