jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in
news:WdSdnfv53OV-wQrZnZ2dnUVZ_r6dnZ2d@speakeasy.net:

> terrys wrote:
>> My son's 155,000 mile 93 SI has gradually been using more & more
>> antifreeze. It recently went through a quart in 600 miles. I have
>> thouroughly inspected for leaks and can find none. Water pump is
>> fairly new and no leak at the weep hole. No sign of antifreeze in
>> oil, no foam in valve cover. No sign of antifreeze in the
>> transmission fluid. No smoke or steam from exhaust. No antifreeze
>> smell inside the car like a heater core leak.
>>
>> The only thing I see is a very slight greenish tinge on all 4 spark
>> plug ground electrodes. Is there a gasket some where or a known
>> problem where antifreeze could be getting drawn in through the intake
>> tract? The car is in great shape. I need to get this figured out
>> before it gets worse.
>>
> concur with tegger. if you're sure there's no other leaks, it's head
> gasket. in addition to tegger's advice, check for bubbling in the
> expansion reservoir after the motor's at full working temp. watch it
> for a while to be sure.



Check REALLY carefully. My own head gasket failure was in the very early
stages when I caught it. I had maybe one small bubble every ten seconds or
so appear in the reservoir. It will get MUCH worse the longer the problem
is left.

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