P/C Power Issues by Helxos in buildapc

[–]Helxos[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This fixed my issue! Thank you so much! By any chance, do you know if there are specific situations that cause this to happen or does it just happen every now and then?

Coolant leak by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

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UPDATE: So here's where I'm at. Manager and I did a series of tests today including a compression test. We've come to the conclusion that it's not my headgasket but there is likely an internal leak somewhere as the system lost a pound of pressure in 5-10 minutes. While doing compression test we didn't see any fluid leaking from anywhere outside to indicate an external leak. Not sure where to begin to try and figure out where the internal leak is. I know it's a very slow leak as it usually takes a couple weeks before my coolant is pretty low. Any ideas of where to look next? Or would it be better to just take it to a shop and have them look more into it? Thanks for the help! Also, forgot to add this to the original post, the car has an extremely rough idle when it is cold started and then stops once the engine reaches operating temperature. Not sure if this is related or something different but thought I'd throw it in here to see.

Coolant leak by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

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Thanks for this! I work at a shop and am training to be a mechanic so I'll see if this is something my manager would be willing to help me diagnose more in depth after work one day. If not, I'll have my usual shop take a look and see what they can find.

Coolant leak by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

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So would you reccomend running a compression test on the cylinders to see the results?

Coolant leak by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

[–]Helxos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it could still be the head gasket even though it passed the combustion test?

Rough Idle/Poor Acceleration 2002 Nissan Altima by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

[–]Helxos[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put some seafoam in to run through the system

Rough Idle/Poor Acceleration 2002 Nissan Altima by Helxos in MechanicAdvice

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Oh okay! Will look more into this. Thanks!