so my baby is losing coolant (right now i put water cause i was about to change my coolant when found this problem), the thing is , i dont know where , oil is clean , there isnt any water in oil, or any white smoke (vapor) coming out , any smoke of any color, thermostat is new and no leaks , cant find leaks on radiator, hoses are fine , water pump i found some like little green spots , but that wont be enough to lose so many coolant , im losing like 2 liters every 50 km, thats a lot, engine sounds fine , cant find any vapor coming out from engine or hoses (i tested last night , cause vapor is easier to find , with some lamps) i think my head gasket is blown , but not sure , cause it doesnt stop bubbling on radiator, i though it was just air trapped that need to be bleeded, but it keeps doing it , like a big bubble coming out every 5 seconds, can this be a head gasket failure?, but where the coolant goes?, i cant find a blown head gasket tester not even on autozone ,any tips or suggestions? thanks in advance

 

Park it and put a big clean piece of cardboard under it, then let it warm up and sit there for a while at temp. You should be able to see if your losing it up front.

 

Look on the top of water pump there is a 1/2 OD hose that is hidden under the AC compressor that is where my leak was.

 

Yep, that little bypass hose that goes from the top of the water pump to the manifold often gets overlooked since it's out of sight for the most part.

 

To add also because I had the same issue and just fixed today. The Timing Cover gasket went out on mine. Had thought it was the water pump, but upon closer inspection it was behind it.

 

Any luck with that problem? I have the exact same issue (see my post). Not sure what to do other than take it to my mechanic and hope it's not too expensive.