Possible coolant leak?

2009 HOLDEN CAPTIVA
157,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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SHAYELEESE JOHNSON
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Hi, my temperature light keeps going up on my car even after I have topped it with coolant. I checked it this morning and there is none in there. wondering what could this issue be?
May 26, 2021 at 11:09 PM
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If you just topped it off and it is empty again then you are correct that you have a leak. The next thing is to find it. So you need to look on the ground for a leak and pressure test the system to try and narrow it down if there is an external leak. Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://youtu.be/W8kra65m15c

If there are no external leaks then we need to suspect it is a head gasket. So here is a guide that will show how to test for this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/head-gasket-blown-test

Please let us know if you have questions on this and what you find. Once we know where the coolant is going, we will know what needs to be done next. Thanks
May 27, 2021 at 7:46 PM