This past week I've noticed my car was overheating. I opened up the rad and noticed I was down about a half litre of coolant. I topped it up thinking some of it bubbled out. A few days later the same thing happened; temps went up and I was down about a litre of coolant. My car isn't leaking coolant from anywhere so assuming I'm burning it up I went for a drive tonite. I hammered it in second right through the powerband and noticed some white smoke coming out of the tailpipes. I swapped the heads and intake a few months ago and everything was fine up until now. Could this be the intake gasket? I really hope its not a head gasket.
Burning Coolant?
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DucatiRdr
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How does the oil look? Have you pulled any plugs?
Also check the radiator expansion tank. I think this is where you are supposed to be topping off the radiator, not the filler neck. Your extra amount is probably flowing into the expansion tank when hot and pushing out whatever is already in there. 1/2 liter is not a lot of coolant.
Also check the radiator expansion tank. I think this is where you are supposed to be topping off the radiator, not the filler neck. Your extra amount is probably flowing into the expansion tank when hot and pushing out whatever is already in there. 1/2 liter is not a lot of coolant.
There's no oil in the coolant and theres no coolant in the oil. The amount of coolant I was down was just an estimation. Looking in the radiator the fluid level goes down 3 or 4 inches every few days.
The part that bothers me is the white smoke because I know its being consumed by the engine and not leaking anywhere.
The part that bothers me is the white smoke because I know its being consumed by the engine and not leaking anywhere.
