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Disappearing coolant?

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Here i am 1 week in with a coolant issue lol.
Noticed to be a little low, next day even lower. With my work schedule i wasnt able to get it in immediately but once it was they said it was just needing to be burped.

Anyway 2 more days and it is once again low, as far as i can see no leaks and oil doesnt look milky. I dont believe these vehicles had any issue with consumption right?

Also i this may just be a extreme cold (-20F here) or maybe not an issue at all but my 1-2 shift seems slower than the rest?
 

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Not uncommon to burp some coolant in the first 4-5 drive cycles of starting cold, getting to temp, and cooling down. After that no reason to lose coolant. Keep an eye on it for sure.


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The coolant is pretty good in color so maybe they did a flush before sale and just hasn't settled.

They said the Trans is normal, just a bit sluggish when cold which I get tbh, its been pretty cold here and it seems better when warmed up
 

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Alright coolant has now been filled 2x and still dropping at a decent rate. We were filled yesterday and after maybe 30mi of driving we are at the min mark. I was told no visible leaks and it passed the pressure test
 

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Do you have white smoke coming from your exhaust? Did they do a combustion leak test?
 

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You can also have the coolant tested in case you have a small head gasket leak.


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Cruising68 said:
You can also have the coolant tested in case you have a small head gasket leak.


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Pressure tested and stated it all returned normal
 

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Yeah the test will show if you have a small leak that a pressure test will sometimes miss. It tests for combustion chemicals in the coolant. Combustion chamber pressures are a heck of a lot higher than the coolant system pressure which is what they pressure test with.


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Not sure of your mileage, but ever Ecoboost I've owned used coolant (1.0, 3.5, 2.7). I keep some in the garage and top them off twice per year.

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Any chance it could be a heater core issue? I had a brand new car that had a pinhole leak from the factory. Of course the dealer I bought it from said there was nothing wrong. I took it to another dealer and they knew what the issue was within an hour.
 

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Losing coolant could mean yr also burning it but let's not even get into that now and hopefully it will get straightened out !
 

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Check both your turbo coolant lines. If you see a (volcano of dried coolant) at the turbo. You found your issue.
 

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