Wasting my money on coolant

[Dalejandrino]

Do any of you guys have to refill your coolant every few days or so? I have to and it's becoming expensive. I had a pressure test done and the guy tightened all of the pipes and said it was fine, but now my coolant reservoir is empty every few days and I have to refill. I don't see any signs of leaking so I have no idea what's going on.

[Dalejandrino]

Also, I checked my oil level and there was this milky creamy stuff on the dip stick. Have no idea what's going on.

[dannyyisntt]

Head gasket.

[kalib0y]

time to replace the head gasket...

[yahh]

^ Yep. Milky/Creamy stuff is pretty much a guarantee that your head gasket is leaking somewhere.

[bmwguy325is]

Yes the coolant gremlins keep siphoning my shiz. Go to Lowes/Home Depot and buy some traps.

[vert_this]

don't keep driving it cause you have put all that water in your motor. park it and drain the oil and leave the plug off until u get after the headgasket cause that's what it is.

[Dalejandrino]

Found out where the leak was coming from. It's coming from a hose (thank god) and not anyhwere else.

Still dont know what that milky shit was. I'll post pics tomorrow.

[Varinn]

Possibly your head gasket as everyone was saying. You should replace your head gasket. Alternatively because you don't seem sure, you can continue driving the car and potentially replace your engine soon.

[Exodus_2pt0]

Chocolate milk on your dipstick is the result of coolant mixing with the oil.

As said, stop driving the vehicle, or you will be crying on here when you fry your engine from diluted oil.

[Dj Buttchug]

the milky shit is most likely crankcase moisture mixing with some oil vapors and crankcase vapors. It makes a weird yellowish nasty buildup around the dipstick and the oil fill cap in worse situations. I can be caused by short drives in the e30 where the engine does not always get to fully operating temp. moisture builds up and never burns off cause the engine isnt hot enough (going from luke warm to cold back and forth several times) Its like a glass of ice water sweating on your moms coffee table with no coaster underneath. (not really, but really)

I commute about 2 miles to work and class. My m42 has this milky jizz from time to time. Its not the HG. i just have to go drive it hard and get it warmed up nice, then the stuff goes away. try it out. might be youre issue

lol at all the newbs saying HG

[JinormusJ]

Does the car overheat?

[dannyyisntt]

the milky shit is most likely crankcase moisture mixing with some oil vapors and crankcase vapors. It makes a weird yellowish nasty buildup around the dipstick and the oil fill cap in worse situations. I can be caused by short drives in the e30 where the engine does not always get to fully operating temp. moisture builds up and never burns off cause the engine isnt hot enough (going from luke warm to cold back and forth several times) Its like a glass of ice water sweating on your moms coffee table with no coaster underneath. (not really, but really)

I commute about 2 miles to work and class. My m42 has this milky jizz from time to time. Its not the HG. i just have to go drive it hard and get it warmed up nice, then the stuff goes away. try it out. might be youre issue

lol at all the newbs saying HG

That's nice and all, but where does the vanishing coolant come into your equation?

I'd also like to know if it's overheating

[SK20iPPY PB]

Its like a glass of ice water sweating on your moms coffee table with no coaster underneath. (not really, but really)

Wtf....I need some cali kush. more of the girl in your sig!

[dnguyen1963]

the milky shit is most likely crankcase moisture mixing with some oil vapors and crankcase vapors. It makes a weird yellowish nasty buildup around the dipstick and the oil fill cap in worse situations. I can be caused by short drives in the e30 where the engine does not always get to fully operating temp. moisture builds up and never burns off cause the engine isnt hot enough (going from luke warm to cold back and forth several times) Its like a glass of ice water sweating on your moms coffee table with no coaster underneath. (not really, but really)

I commute about 2 miles to work and class. My m42 has this milky jizz from time to time. Its not the HG. i just have to go drive it hard and get it warmed up nice, then the stuff goes away. try it out. might be youre issue

lol at all the newbs saying HG

Hey dude, OP has to refill his coolant reservoir every two days in the original post and that was why everyone suggested HG. However, he did find a leak in one of his hoses. He did not say which hose the coolant is leaking out of. OP should just drain the oil to see whether it is milky or not. If he finds milk shake then HG is a very good possibility or even a cracked head.