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1998 Civic has coolant loss

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Old 08-17-2013
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1998 Civic has coolant loss

My '98 Civic DX (185K miles) is slowly losing coolant. It takes about a month for it to get low enough that the engine coolant temp starts to get above the "normal" range (a little less than half-way up). I don't see any signs of leaks on the engine. Within the last 3 months, I've installed a new radiator and two new coolant hoses.

If the water pump was leaking, I'd see it at the bottom of the driver's side of the engine, right?

Any ideas?

I have a couple scan tools, so I can read any PID to help diagnose the problem.
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Re: 1998 Civic has coolant loss

Yes, the leak would be around there.
Well... it could be a blown head gasket. That's kind of a big deal. You can diagnose it with a kit like this one:

Thanks to sdaidoji for sharing this video in another post!
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