# Sunfire losing a little coolant..

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-losing-a-little-coolant/213388>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 12, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-losing-a-little-coolant/213388 "2011-06-12T09:51:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-losing-a-little-coolant/213388/1 "2011-06-12T09:51:16Z")

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The car is a 03 sunfire with the ecotec engine.

The car is losing about a couple quarts of coolant every month, I can’t figure out where it is leaking from.

The car has new radiator hoses, and the heater hoses are in good shape. It doesn’t appear to be leaking from anywhere. I put on a new overflow bottle cap.

There is no coolant in the oil or anything like that. The radiator is original and I can’t see the thing leaking from anywhere.

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**Author:** ![99\_civic\_si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99_civic_si/32/7319_2.png) [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-losing-a-little-coolant/213388/2 "2011-06-12T17:06:54Z")

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blowing white smoke? headgasket. Here’s a little tip for that too. Pull the oil cap and see if you have a hazy tan sludge buildup underneath the cap.

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**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sunfire-losing-a-little-coolant/213388/3 "2011-06-12T18:59:42Z")

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May need to be pressure tested in order to find the leak if there is an external leak.