Car eating coolant, anybody else have this problem?
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Hopefully you're under warranty. Head gasket is $1000+ to replace
And leaking coolent into the combustion chamber often damages the cylinder walls.
Did you notice your temps getting hotter? When leaking coolent, the cooling system is obviously not pressurized and loses it's cooling ability signigicantly.
After letting your car sit overnight inside in a heated garage (in the winter or cooler temps, i.e - now!) and when you start the car, check the tailpipe for a coolent smell of excessive vapor/water coming from the tailpipe.
The car also will likely run hotter as the heat from combustion is seeping into the coolent system.
Good luck!
Mike S
Did you notice your temps getting hotter? When leaking coolent, the cooling system is obviously not pressurized and loses it's cooling ability signigicantly.
After letting your car sit overnight inside in a heated garage (in the winter or cooler temps, i.e - now!) and when you start the car, check the tailpipe for a coolent smell of excessive vapor/water coming from the tailpipe.
The car also will likely run hotter as the heat from combustion is seeping into the coolent system.
Good luck!
Mike S
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Me too, really annoying the dealer tried to fix twice
and then a local shop tried to fix, it STILL leaks. I keep a container of coolant in the trunk to top off whenever the warning goes off, and keep an eye on the tank level. Will attempt to fix again during my 60K service which is coming up very shortly.
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