{"id":57895,"date":"2019-09-18T11:48:46","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T18:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=57895"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:25:21","slug":"loosing-engine-coolant-2006-scion-xa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/09\/loosing-engine-coolant-2006-scion-xa","title":{"rendered":"Loosing engine coolant 2006 Scion XA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2006-scion-xa.jpg\" alt=\"2006 Scion XA\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2006-scion-xa.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/2006-scion-xa-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m trying to figure out if I just have a radiator leak, or is it also the head gasket. Engine keeps losing water, visible but sporadic leak in bottom of radiator(I&#8217;ve replaced thermostat and water pump), also, there&#8217;s oil splashed on engine. Would a blown head gasket cause the radiator to leak as well? No white smoke or white on oil cap, car runs fine otherwise.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5950293074584657\" data-ad-slot=\"3814845838\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sounds like you just have and external leak in the cooling system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/blown-head-gasket.html\">Blown head gasket symptoms<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I like to use a cooling system pressure tester to assist me in locating coolant leaks. You just attach it to the top of the radiator and pump it up and look for the leak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/8MILELAKE-Radiator-Pressure-Tester-Cooling\/dp\/B07GQN18YF\/ref=as_li_ss_il?keywords=coolant+pressure+tester&amp;qid=1568832194&amp;s=gateway&amp;sr=8-17&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=freea08-20&amp;linkId=e9455f7d5159e0566b249c9c70af30f3&amp;language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you find the radiator is leaking you should replace it and retest. If you find you are loosing coolant and not externally, then you may need to check for a blown head gasket. With no leak internally or externally the pressure tester should hold the same pressure as the radiator cap indicates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to figure out if I just have a radiator leak, or is it also the head gasket. Engine keeps losing water, visible but sporadic leak in bottom of radiator(I&#8217;ve replaced thermostat and water pump), also, there&#8217;s oil splashed on engine. Would a blown head gasket cause the radiator to leak as well? 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