2001 GMC Savana COOLANT LEAKING FROM ENGINE BLOCK

2001 GMC SAVANA
130,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE AT THE HEAD GASKET.

IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE THERE IS ANY WATER IN THE OIL.

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Sep 10, 2009 at 9:29 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

if the coolant is leaking via the head gasket, there is a very good chance that is is or will soon be leaking internally as well, possibly into a combustion chamber, this will eventually lead to a fully blown head gasket, the only way to treat this problem is to have the heads removed crack tested surfaced and replace the head gaskets.

mark (mhpautos)
Sep 11, 2009 at 5:22 AM
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