My car is eating hella coolant... NO visable leaks or any spillage on the ground.. I dunno how many gallons of coolant/water i've put it.. i can't tap the hoe off. I checked oil for possible leak into oil system but after draing about a quart of oil, oil still looks clean.. I start the car.. and the damn I need more coolant light keeps coming on so i feed the bastard... and it comes back on after a while... Also the car is begging to seriously backfire... i can't get any acceleration.. NO smoke at all so i don't think the engine could be eating it.. can it?? PLease help...

 

water seals are going bad i bet......

 

Check youre exhaust with motor running see if it smells like coolant .Also make sure you are not leaking coolant from some where.

 

take out your plugs and check them to see if water is getting inside. if they are white'ish with some buildup then you are getting water in the combustion chamber. Also have you overheated the car?

 

Get ready for a new engine.

 

Also check around the AST. Especially if yours is stock. The gasket on it goes out on them, and the fluid burns off before you can tell it's leaking. Mine did that. The light came on every time I would start it. So I'd have to fill it back up. Then one day pulling into my drive way it gave up. Blew antifreeze every where. I wouldn't jump to the conclusion of needing a new motor right away. Check the smaller issues first.

 

Check your AST first, they're prone to leaking slowly while you're driving. You won't even notice it until it's too late and most of the coolant's drained which will cause your car to overheat. Second would be to check your hoses while the car is running and check for leaks. It could be a pin hole leak that goes unoticed until the rubber hose expands and causes it to leak under pressure. If all else fails, check your oil to see if there's any coolant in there, it'll look like a dark sludgy brown. If there is good luck and start saving buddy, cuz your seals are gone. Hope that helps.

 

i checked everywhere, doesn't appear to be any leaks... I haven't been able to pull the plugs because tools are at the shop... ANd for some reason i'm getting way more backfire.. i can't even move ten feet without the car continuosly backfiring thourgh the exhaust... this freaking sucks ***....

 

Why dont you tell us how many miles are on your engine? By the way, dont let the car warm up, turn it off before the temp. needle gets to the middle.

 

new engine... car still starts and temps stays pretty cool now.. but unable to drive it 5 feet without backfire from the exhaust..

 

drained all the oil today to see it was muddy and it wasn't. It was black... I just poured that oil in the other day... any one else has any thougghts... I'm going to preesure it up to see it coolant will leak out anywhere... CAr idles fine but goes no where.... everytime i begin to give it gas... it begins to back fire... ANd it still wants more ocolant.. EVen when the car is off and cooled i can pour more coolant and it goes down a bit and i can poor more.. it never seems to tap off.. and here is not a single leak I can find... I wish it were a leak but i feel like my seals are gone..

 

I had the same problem never saw any coolant leaks, then one day I say a little drip of coolant from under my radiator, well 1007$ later I got a new radiator installed...I think my mechanic is expensive, but I cant find any other rotary guys around where I live.

 

Well i sure would hate if it was my radiator but that would be better than my engine... it's a new sr motorsports ultimate radiator.... well pressuring the coolant system tomorrow, we will see if it has a leak anywhere (PLEAE PLEASE HAVE A LEAK) Garage floor s spoless.. no a drip or drop...