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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 03:00 PM
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Hey guys. The car is a 98 civic dx stock d16y7 motor. I've been researching and trying to find out where my antifreeze is leaking but seem to locate It.
Here's what's going on...
I found out my head was warped and Back in August of 2015 I had the head gasket replaced, had the head machined , new intake manifold gasket, the norm you do when getting the job done. Got the car back and it ran great , didn't have to put coolant in it till about 2 weeks ago when it overheated. Checked the radiator and there wasn't any antifreeze in the radiator or reservoir. Took it to my friends shop and had them pressure test my coolant system - no leaks found, and they checked the compression of the head and said compression was good 180 all the way across.
i don't see any antifreeze anywhere , but right under the distributor cap it looks like it's freshly wet a little bit .
That picture isn't the greatest but that's around the area where it's leaking.
There are No leaks under the hood / car that I can spot.
Does anybody have any ideas where the coolant could be going?
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 03:05 PM
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Check your hoses, and check your water pump. Clean EVERYTHING off. Make that **** shine. Take it for a 5 minute trip around the block, park, and see if you can find the leak - it'll be a lot easier on a clean engine.
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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Combustion tester, go rent it from parts store and purchase the fluid to test if your coolant is leaking into the cylinders.
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Old Jan 6, 2016 | 05:01 PM
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i JUSt replaced my radiator, hoses, cap, thermostat, sensors, and im still getting a little coolant loss. i need to change waterpump / timing belt out in the next 5-10k miles, but today when i had to put about 1.5 pints of coolant in after replacing the rad last week, it kinda startled me a little. (maybe its just that its becoming winter...?)

i know i had a bad leak in my old rad, that had hairline cracks in it, which didnt allow temp pressure to build, which didnt kick the rad fan on, which made it boil out.
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