# Antifreeze leak...HELP!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461 "2008-04-01T19:22:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ellieinmn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@ellieinmn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ellieinmn)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461/1 "2008-04-01T19:22:40Z")

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My car is 5 years old. I’ve had the radiator replace, the thermostat twice, new water pump, new emissions thing (sorry, I have no idea what that’s called)and my car is still leaking antifreeze…but not outside the car!  
  
 What is going on with this car. Three different shops ahve done the worka dn it seems like it’s the same problem over and over again. Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![mmsamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@mmsamma](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mmsamma)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461/2 "2008-04-01T20:26:53Z")

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here again,we need veh model  
model year  
engine size  
trans type  
4wd,awd,fwd,rear wheel? ect  
then maybe some help.

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**Author:** ![ellieinmn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@ellieinmn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ellieinmn)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461/3 "2008-04-02T15:58:22Z")

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Sorry!  
need veh model - Hyundai Elantra  
Mileage- 80420  
model year - 2003  
engine size - 4 cyl  
trans type - 2.0L  
4wd,awd,fwd,rear wheel? ect - rear wheel rrive

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/antifreeze-leak-help/12461/4 "2008-04-04T21:48:01Z")

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If you’re leaking antifreeze and it isn’t going to the outside world then it’s being burned. That would indicate a breech in the headgasket.

Have you been having any overheating problems? Has the compression been checked to see if the cylinders are holding pressure? Do you have any signs of hydrocarbons in the coolant? Does the radiator bubble when the engine is running?

A breech in the headgasket (blown headgasket) would allow the engine to draw in and vaporize coolant. It would also allow hot combustion gasses to blow into the water jacket, heating the coolant, putting exhaust gasses (including unburned hydrocarbons) in teh coolant, and migrating up out the radiator as bubbles.

Post back if you have any of the aforementioned symptoms.