Car leaks coolant, it was dripping from near the oil pan underneath the car, and I tracked it up as far up as directly underneath the thermostat, but when I used a mirror to view the underside of the thermostat, I could not see any leak. The leak is not originating from the overflow tank, radiator, lower radiator hose (all connections: to block, to overflow tank, and to radiator are dry) , upper radiator hose (connection to the thermostat is dry), radiator cap, or water pump. My fear is one of the gaskets has gone bad, be it head gasket, or intake manifold. I'm afraid I'm too novice to take on these, so I would have to take it to a shop.
The temperature starts at cold, then increases steadily to normal operating temperature, and does not go above or below. However, before I replaced my lower rad. hose, and overflow tank, the temperature fluctuated. I did a coolant flush after installing the tank and hose, and the car seemed back to normal. A day or two after I finished all of those repairs, this leak began.
On the block side of the oil cap and the upper walls of the housing, I can see the milky substance commonly associated with the gasket failures, but there is none of the substance on the dipstick nor is it visible in the oil inside, which like that on the dipstick, appears healthy. And there is also not any heavy white smoke leaving the exhaust pipe.
I'm tired of dealing with this, and I want some opinions (again) to see what it might be. I don't want to spend $800 on a blown gasket if it's something else.
The temperature starts at cold, then increases steadily to normal operating temperature, and does not go above or below. However, before I replaced my lower rad. hose, and overflow tank, the temperature fluctuated. I did a coolant flush after installing the tank and hose, and the car seemed back to normal. A day or two after I finished all of those repairs, this leak began.
On the block side of the oil cap and the upper walls of the housing, I can see the milky substance commonly associated with the gasket failures, but there is none of the substance on the dipstick nor is it visible in the oil inside, which like that on the dipstick, appears healthy. And there is also not any heavy white smoke leaving the exhaust pipe.
I'm tired of dealing with this, and I want some opinions (again) to see what it might be. I don't want to spend $800 on a blown gasket if it's something else.