my motor has now done well more than 200k and still pulls well (can't be bothered to check the actual mileage and too senile/drunk to remember...) Since I have had it, it has used a small amount of coolant - about a pint every 1000 miles.
I checked for leaks and drips as you would and can't see any trace of loss.
My immediate concern is that this is the start of a failing head gasget
Have any of you experts had a similar problem? I can't believe its normal!
I was losing coolant for around 10,000 miles at a worsening rate before it actually got bad enough I realised what the problem was - leaky radiator. If your car's got an undertray under the engine bay, clean it and watch it for new liquid.
<steve_earwig> I think this forum is more about keeping our cars going with minimal outlay than giving our cars more reason to go bang
my motor has now done well more than 200k and still pulls well (can't be bothered to check the actual mileage and too senile/drunk to remember...) Since I have had it, it has used a small amount of coolant - about a pint every 1000 miles.
