# 2001 Volvo XC70 Coolant Leak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-coolant-leak/54400>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** xc70, volvo\
**Created:** [August 30, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-coolant-leak/54400 "2010-08-30T17:18:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rmeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@rmeter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rmeter)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-coolant-leak/54400/1 "2010-08-30T17:18:18Z")

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I’m adding about 2 cups of coolant every day or two. No visible signs of a leak, Pressure test by mechanic was good. No symptioms of head gasket leak. Air seems to be displacing coolant somehow.  
  
  
  
 Any Ideas?

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**Author:** ![realbinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@realbinky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/realbinky)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-coolant-leak/54400/2 "2010-08-30T17:32:39Z")

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Did he do the pressure test hot? It has to go somewhere. Even a small amount of white smoke in the exhaust? smell it (don’t breathe gallons of exhaust, a quick whiff to see if you smell anti-freeze).

Any puddles anywhere? green/orange crud anywhere (if it is just weepeing, a tiny bit might leak out, and dry up.

I think headgasket, have the cylinders pressure tested. If it isn’t catastrophic, it may not exhibit the symptoms you seek enough to find them.