so ive been looking at this for a while and i have been burning through coolant somehow every month and a half or so my coolant light comes on and im down coolant just a little over half way in the reservoir so i fill it back up like normal i havent had any other signs but that my car doesnt have a smell coming from the exhaust but im not sure what it smells like on cold starts like today white smoke came out so i decided to tap the gas a little and more white smoke came out i dont know if it didnt because it was a little chilly or if its the gasket im very curious to figure it out

 

Check your oil. Make sure its not milky looking

 

[QUOTE=jmesl8er;6441911]Check your oil. Make sure its not milky looking[/QUOT

This ^^^

 

don't know if the lsj's had a problem with this but i believe some of the lnf's had a porous block from the dealer and had to get them replaced

 

the lsj dident have that problem op get your cooling system pressure tested alot of times you wont see milkshake on the stick unless its realy realy bad pull the valve cover and look most of the time the mix will just set in the head and valve cover another place to look for a coolant leak is the oil cooler ive seen a few of them go bad and cause the mixing problem there i had one go bad myself

 

I checked my oil no milky color no white in my coolant just the exhuast thing this morning and the low coolant every now and then

 

Good morning Slowbalt4life,

I know you're hoping to get this figured out on your own. Just wanted to make sure to let you know that I'm here to assist if you were to decide on working with a dealership.

All the best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

 

I had my system pressure tested already and it held I checked for leaks at my buddies shop and nothing I just want to know about the white smoke there was no coolant actually coming out the exhuast just the smoke

 

thats awsome

sounds like to me you need to take sarah up on her offer

 

Smoke could be several things depending upon what color it is. I would bring it to the dealer to have them go over it.

 

The smoke is white and I loose coolant

 

Its going to be either a cracked block or a headgasket. To the dealer you go I guess.

 

i doubt very seriously its a cracked block or head

 

I know that but just to have him prepare for the worst of course than have him freak when it isn't an easy fix like a head gasket. I know a blown head/cylinder crack would be pumping coolant into the chamber and most like would show up in the oil as well. Cover all the bases I say.

 

vid of exhaust?

 

find a shop that has a combustion leak tester and have them test it. or buy it yourself...

Amazon.com: LISLE 75500 - COMBUSTION LEAK DETECTOR CHECKS BLOCKS-HEADS-GASKET: Automotive

you pretty much open your radiator cap, and put this thing in the opening. If the fluid changes color, you have combustion gas in your cooling system, which would indicate a bad headgasket.

 

you are high

 

I got a video of the exhaust I will post it ina lttle bit

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmCs...e_gdata_player

 

Sounds like you need a cometic head gasket and a set of ARP head studs from us...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmCs...e_gdata_player

 

yup head gasket

 

ttr trolling again

the stock head gasket and bolts are more then sufficiant

 

LOL right, as to why they just failed for him. Plus ARP are reusable, buy once and save.

 

I would get the arp and a stock head gasket. i've heard too many bad things about the cometic on this car but it could be improper install.