car drinking alot of radiater fluid

[mr180sx]

hey guys

my temperature reading is always normal

but my radiater fluid is getting chewed up somewhere

i can see no leaks

if my thermo fan isnt working could it effect my radiater fluid going.

thanks, any help is greatful

[iamhappy46]

I would say headgasket, what colour is your engine oil? Does it look a bit like chocolate milk?
It could be slowly forced into your cylinders/oil with the heat/pressure.

Other ideas would be your heater core is leaking inside the car, coolant hose has a small pin hole somewhere or water pump is leaking.

Best bet, get an engine compression test done and a radiator pressure test

[A'PEXi]

get a mechanic to check it, if there are no leaks and your car is drinking ALOT of fluid, its probably a good indication that there is a heating problem.

[2MPRSS]

i had the problem in my civic it was coz my headgasget was blown and thermastat was gone

[mr180sx]

thanks for the replies guys

getting it checked by mechanic

tomorrow

thanks

[LoiBoi]

i had the same problem, its probably old and cracked, get a new one, i did, it was only $190 including installation. another problem might be a leak in the small water pipe.