where does the antifreeze go

[bill1939]

I have been told that I may have intake manifold gasket problems that is why im loosing antifreeze. My question is where does it go because i cant find any leaks?

[ldwarwick]

Good question and unfortunately there are several answers. If you do not see any visual leaks around the intake or heads then that means your fluids are going either into your oil indicated by your oil being milky white or having milky white substance to it or if it is not leaking into the oil then it could be leaking into the exhaust. This is easily checked by looking at the exhaust while the car is running it will have "steam" coming out of the tailpipe. Unfortunately this particular engine had an intake mainfold gasket that was faulty when they made it and Chevrolet had to come out with a new design. The good news is that if that is your problem you are looking at an inexpensive fix if you do it yourself, if you have to take it to a mechanic a different story. I would not suggest attempting to replace this if you are not at least an accomplished shade tree mechanic with a good bit of experience. I had the same problem and after pulling the valve covers I found fluid in the oil. When I got into the intake the front gasket was in multiple pieces when it was supposed to be a solid gasket. GOOD LUCK!

[trisha7025]

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