thewojoes

This ones got me baffled. My '99 CL 2.3 blew a head gasket; so I thought. I removed the head and there was an obvious breach of the head gasket between an oil passage and a coolant passage.

So I had the head surfaced and replaced the gasket. The block was in spec.

But she's still drinking heavily.

I have pressure tested the system hot and cold. When hot I lose about 1/2lb. psi over 20 minutes; I assume due to the engine cooling. When cold it holds 15psi for an hour without any loss.

It seems to me that I don't have a coolant leak but she'll drink a gallon of coolant in 20 miles.

Any thoughts on how the coolant is getting to the combustion chambers without a coolant leak?

fabrizzio71

I'm not an expert on this, but my first thought is that your water pump may be the cause of the pressure/fluid loss. Also, maybe there is some air in the system that has played a role in the symptoms. In any case, hope you get it figured out. Best of luck.

thewojoes

Resorted to block sealer; it's fixed.

97BlackAckCL

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Interesting, glad you got it fixed.