Coolant disappearing overnight

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  1. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    Sooo for about a week now I've been having to add coolant to my truck every single morning.
    I don't see any leaks under the truck and coolant levels are fine during the day while I'm driving.
    Any idea what this could be?
     
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  3. AbbandonZK

    AbbandonZK Light Load Member

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    How much are you adding? A whole jug or jus a lil bit. Are you blowing white smoke out of the exhaust? When you pull your oil stick out is it covered in oil?
     
  4. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    I went through a whole jug in a week.
    No white smoke, oil looks okay.
    I might add I already had a significant engine issue in part with coolant in the crankcase a few months ago.
    Engine was pulled apart and put back together again.
     
  5. AbbandonZK

    AbbandonZK Light Load Member

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    What's the make and model of the engine along with year.
     
  6. freightwipper

    freightwipper Road Train Member

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    2015 t680 paccar
     
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    pattyj Road Train Member

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    What did your companies mechanic say?
     
  8. tow614

    tow614 Road Train Member

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    I had the same problem with the same model...turned out to be the bunk heater core was dripping ever so slightly at night while i was parked even though i wasn't running heat.
     
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    I have that, I am not loosing coolant really, but in the mornings I have white smoke and oil stick is covered in oil, what is it? I have N14
     
  10. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    I'm thinking cold water leak. check all of your clamps associated with water hoses. run around block when first starting up, then stop to see if coolant has pooled along frame rail or some other place that wont drip down till moving
     
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  11. sbaumann14

    sbaumann14 Road Train Member

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    white smoke is coolant leak into motor, to check for head gasket, take a soda bottle, and fill with water. with truck running, take overflow tube from radiator and put down into water. if it blows bubbles, you've got a head gasket leak
     
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