My car buring lot of coolant and gas

Whenever you have a coolant leak, you check for a)Hoses, 2) radiator cracks, and 3)Water pump.

The upper and lower radiator hose should be looked at first, and definitely the radiator to identify where the leak is coming from.

Good luck, and let me know if you need any more help.

~Badal

[quote:d620ff391d="sollybro"]Whenever you have a coolant leak, you check for a)Hoses, 2) radiator cracks, and 3)Water pump.

The upper and lower radiator hose should be looked at first, and definitely the radiator to identify where the leak is coming from.

Good luck, and let me know if you need any more help.

~Badal[/quote:d620ff391d]

I showed my car to a mechnic told me that 'my car have problem with the head gasget' new you are sayting that it could have problem with the water pump. I was going to get head gasget fixed but new I'm confused because you are saying it could be water pump. Another qestions is should I fix water pump and see take care of a problem. If not then try head gasget because it's very expensive to repair head gasget then water pump.

Thanks

Ok, If you get a head gasket leak diagnosis, ALWAYS get a second opinion since, as you know, they are pricey.

Also, a head gasket leak will often manifest itself with the following symptoms which you can often check for yourself:

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:bG8u5_VwGNEJ:www.faqfarm.com/Q/What_are_the_signs_of_a_blown_head_gasket+head+gasket+symptoms&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3

Start with the obvious; Add dye to your coolant, and have a mechanic shine a blacklight after a cleaning of your engine/underbody to determine the source of the leak, and then of course, look for white smoke (sign of burning coolant; ie, Blue/Gray smoke is burning oil) and go on from there.

The more details you can share with me, the less blind I become, and the more I can help.

~Badal