have a tricky one for you
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 5,043
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From: Tampa Florida
My buddy has a 90 .
For months now he is loosing coolant fluid ( about 1 liter every 150 miles)
BUT...
No white smoke, exept like 2 seconds while starting cold.
No smoke at all while hot... Car runs great.
Nothing is falling anywhere...
Plugs color are OK. None are cleaner than any others...
Water pump is new...
Nothing can be seem....
Kind of real strange.
For months now he is loosing coolant fluid ( about 1 liter every 150 miles)
BUT...
No white smoke, exept like 2 seconds while starting cold.
No smoke at all while hot... Car runs great.
Nothing is falling anywhere...
Plugs color are OK. None are cleaner than any others...
Water pump is new...
Nothing can be seem....
Kind of real strange.
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 54,124
Likes: 30
From: Cincinnati, Oh USA
I couldn't find a slow leak until one day I came home and opened the hood after shutting the engine off and coolant was very slowly dripping onto the exhaust pipe and evaporating before it reached the ground. The head gasket was leaking. If you need new head gaskets, buy the
Fel Pro teflon coated gaskets, they seal much better and last much longer than non coated head gaskets.
Fel Pro teflon coated gaskets, they seal much better and last much longer than non coated head gaskets.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,263
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From: CV ca
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Drifting
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 1,581
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From: The Motor City
Same on my '89.Very typical problem with '88 to early '90 C4s. And chances are your friend's car won't experience the full-blown head gasket problem until after he lets the car sit for a while (like over the winter).
