Author Topic: Coolant leak? (Read 2902 times)

Southern Belle · « **on:** July 16, 2010, 09:21:30 pm »

Im goin thru coolant like crazy about a jug a month maybe more. But i have no puddles under the car and cant see any leaks. any one have ideas?

RoaminGnome · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2010, 09:52:38 pm »

My truck did this, it was the tstat. Mine is on top of the motor and the coolant sat there and cooked itself dry

Id look there or it could be a head gasket

Also can check your dip stick, look for a milky color. Thats coolant in the oil

Southern Belle · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2010, 09:55:29 pm »

checked tstat and oil .... hopefully ill have the jeep within a week or two so i can dig into the neon

Tom Courtright · « **Reply #3 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:05:27 pm »

Your motors shot you need that srt4 with the turbos and all that
Sorry about your luck

Lol my guess is intake gasket of sorts

RoaminGnome · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:11:47 pm »

I dont know enough bout the neon motors so thats all I got lol

Southern Belle · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:19:37 pm »

i checked the plugs have oil in 1 and 3 but that wouldnt cause the coolant leak

Tom Courtright · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2010, 10:29:10 pm »

Leak at the top of the water pump, leaks when it runs,dosnt when it isnt,

04cumminsram · « **Reply #7 on:** July 17, 2010, 12:08:23 am »

its not air cooled???

if its not pooled up anywhere probably gonna be a head gasket

RoaminGnome · « **Reply #8 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:06:40 am »

Quote from: Southern Belle on July 16, 2010, 10:19:37 pm

i checked the plugs have oil in 1 and 3 but that wouldnt cause the coolant leak

Isnt that a head gasket type issue???

Mines the plenum gasket but I doubt you have one of those

SH0K0TA · « **Reply #9 on:** July 17, 2010, 08:55:35 am »

i'ma put my vote on the head gasket.

but look on the bright side... you don't have to do the work twice! like those V motor ppl do

Southern Belle · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2010, 10:17:47 pm »

ugh so now its decided it wants to randomly overheat... itll be fine all day temp wise ill go stop somewhere get back in the car start it up and its beepin at me cuz its overheating ill blast the heat the temp will go back to normal and stay there even after the heat is off and be fine for the rest of the day