[haurp00ned]

hey guys, just another noobish question. i have a 1992 Suzuki sierra 1.3L. I have done a radiator flush out, and re field it with coolant and it all the coolant was gone the next day, so i flushed it out again and re topped it up and its been 2 says since i have done that and i just got back from a drive and its once again out off coolant, has anyone got any idea what could be causing it?. I think it could have a blown head casket because it is also blowing some smoke and is miss firing for about 5mins after starting it but not too sure.
any help would be great thanks.

[Rusho]

Head gasket or cracked head/block would be my guess. Does your engine oil have a milky tinge to it??

[haurp00ned]

yeah the oil is a bit milky

[Fatzook]

haurp00ned wrote:

yeah the oil is a bit milky

Dead head gasket or cracked block.

[cairns27]

Cheap fix....Chemiweld and oil change

bye

[Rusho]

cairns27 wrote:

Cheap fix....Chemiweld and oil change

bye

If its using that much water I doubt chemiweld would do anything

[haurp00ned]

yeah i got some knew oil and chemiweld just before and going to try that first, i have a spare head casket so if this doesnt work thats the next thing and then the head

[bakerboy]

dont put chemiweld in if you have a gasket, do it properly if your going to keep it, on use chemiweld as a last resort and you're flogging it off

[Rusho]

bakerboy wrote:

dont put chemiweld in if you have a gasket, do it properly if your going to keep it, on use chemiweld as a last resort and you're flogging it off

And if your keeping it get the had crack tested and checked for straightness. Also, replace the timing belt and water pump while your in there

[Reubs]

Rusho wrote:

cairns27 wrote:

Cheap fix....Chemiweld and oil change

bye

If its using that much water I doubt chemiweld would do anything

My coily with a cracked G16a (actually 2 different cracks) in it would empty the overflow tank after an hours driving.

After a chem-i-weld treatment as per the instructions it is fine even a year later, but it doesn't get driven much anymore.

Originally, it always used a small amount of water but the crack became worse after a couple of radiator flushes. I suspect it had had a similar treatment before.

I have also put chem-i-weld into my LWB Vitara. I discovered it had a cracked block when it did a headgasket but it definitely isn't using water now.

[jonno_racing]

are you bleeding the system after flush?

[Reubs]

Fatzook wrote:

haurp00ned wrote:

yeah the oil is a bit milky

Dead head gasket or cracked block.

Oh, in that case chem-i-weld won't fix that (according to the instructions anyway)...

[Lockie666]

Chemiweld is the devil.

[got_bar_work]

My wife had a sigma a few years ago
That leaked green coolant out the tail pipe as fast as u could pour it in
I cheme welded that up and it lasted 18 months
Then I did it again and sold the car 6 months later

[atari4x4]

3 tubs of chemiweld in a TB42 GQ & it was like new again, well new enough to sell.

[SierraDan]

got_bar_work wrote:

My wife had a sigma a few years ago
That leaked green coolant out the tail pipe as fast as u could pour it in
I cheme welded that up and it lasted 18 months
Then I did it again and sold the car 6 months later

Not buying anything from you then..

[haurp00ned]

done oil change and flushed radiator out again put knew coolant in and chemiweld now just too wait and see what the turn out is. cheers for all help