Dear all, my car broke down with blown head gasket shortly after I picked it up. With the car fixed, now I have two issues. 1) abnormal coolant consumption of 2l in abt 3 weeks (car used almost daily). 2) the car smokes badly after warmed up. No smoke when cold. The compression is ok. Engine oil don't seem to be murky or bubbly. The head gasket was changed and head cylinder was shimmed.
With both symptoms, can I conclude that there is a crack on the engine case resulting in coolant loss? ie. block/cylinder head expansion widen the crack and coolant flow through. If so, is there a way to check to isolate if the leak is at the cylinder head or main block? Or it could be another location?
Edited by rae07, 02 December 2020 - 04:42 AM.