# 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee losing coolant **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** cherokee, jeep\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-losing-coolant/61230 "2011-02-12T17:04:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![merocket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@merocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/merocket)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-losing-coolant/61230/1 "2011-02-12T17:04:09Z")
Hello. I have had a Jeep Grand Cherokee for about 4 years. Over the last year or so, I have been having coolant loss. At first, it was very little over the course of a month. Now it is about a half a gallon over a few days. We can’t find any leaks. The oil does not appear milky. There is a bit of moisture under the valve cover. What could be the problem? ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 12:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-losing-coolant/61230/2 "2011-02-13T00:46:13Z")
Is it a V8? My buddies V8 just lost a head gasket…the coolant was being burned w/no mixing of oil/coolant. This failure mode is quite common and possible. DO you notice a lot of “steam” out your tailpipe? We used Blue Devil about 6 months ago…still going strong. It beat taking the heads off the truk in the cold w no garage at the moment. If you catch it early “Blue Devil” is A PERMANENT FIX $60 Bucks. ---
**Author:** ![merocket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@merocket](https://community.cartalk.com/u/merocket)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-losing-coolant/61230/3 "2011-02-13T01:37:26Z")
It’s an I-6, and I just spotted coolant in my oil after posting the above. Also, the exhaust smells like coolant. We’re pretty sure it’s a cracked head. I understand that this is a common problem in Jeeps. Thanks for your help, though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-jeep-grand-cherokee-losing-coolant/61230/4 "2011-02-13T03:00:31Z")
Doesnt have to be a CRACKED head. A head gasket failure will do both of these. In fact Id say its a gasket over a crack at this point…cracks are pretty specific in their failure ways… If you want to go with some Blue Devil…you may be shocked to see how well it works. I would repair it the old school way because I am a mechanic but I swear by Blue Devil…the stuff is AMAZING. Another non paid advert for Blue Dev…lol