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Question: pour coolant but it gets low too fast within 2- 3 weeks

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Visitor, Modesto, CA, October 29, 2010, 16:34

3 times occurence do not see any leak on ground or after parked

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    ZeeTech October 29, 2010, 18:28
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    You need to take it to a repair shop and ask them to perform a cooling system pressure test first. This way they will be able to pinpoint the location of the leak.

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    Randy58 from Superior Automotive, October 29, 2010, 20:33
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    If you have a coolant leak and don't see anything on the ground, then it sound like an internal leak. Coolant can leak into the engine and will turn the oil a milk color, or it is burning up in the engine from the head gasket. A test called a "block test" is performed to see if their is combustion gases in the cooling system. This test will confirm that you do or don't have a head gasket leak. We do that test here at Superior Automotive in Rancho Cordova, CA.

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    ZeeTech, October 30, 2010, 07:32
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    Great answer from Randy.
    We need more details from the poster though. He didn't mention overheating nor white "smoke" from the exhaust. About 20% of coolant leaks are steam anyway, not liquid.

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