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Going through alot of Coolant

mikroehl

mikroehl

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I have seem to be going through coolant very fast like having to add some every week is this normal?
 


Nope...check for leaks. Check your oil too. If it is milky then you got head gaskets issues...
 
I just changed oil, no signs of milkyness nor do i show any signs of increased temperature. I also park in the garage and have left the engine running for a max period of 10 mins and check under car for leaks and show no signs.. any other ideas?
 
mine did the same thing for a while. i thought the water pump was leaking so i had it replaced but that didnt solve the problem. (they also ****ed up my harmonic balancer and ill never go back there again but thats not the point) turns out there was a little plastic piece leaking coolant and it was burning up in the engine bay. ill take a pic of the piece later to show you what im talking about so you can check it out.
 


It is called the Coolant Elbow. They tend to crack/break completely, or the factory sealant goes bad around either side of them. It requires a bit of work as your have to pull the supercharger off...I replaced mine without messing with the lower manifold so I didn't have to buy gaskets like everyone else thinks you do...I just pulled the alternator bracket back and fiddled with it until it sat in and I doused that b**ch in RTV...sealed great and runs fine now ;)
 
^^^ yeah that lol. buuuttttt i went out and took pictures so damn it im gonna post them.

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bluegtp91 said:
You want medal?

LMAO!! jk

Hey I think you're missing a belt there to...:p
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As long as it has my name on it lol :th_biggrin1:

Yeah it came with a defect from the factory. Apparently GM accidentally left it naturally aspirated. I guess some guy fell asleep somewhere along the assembly line.:th_biggrin2:
 
So why is this in the supercharged section? :P

There are two elbows. The other is further down and back. It goes in by the water pump. Just replace both.
 


Not saying it isn't prone to go bad but I've only ever had an issue with the upper on in the LIM...
 
great thanks i will take a look to see if there are any signs of it being bad.

thanks again for the picture.
 
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