Leaks

Asked by GuruHFLHK Aug 07, 2019 at 04:33 PM about the 1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 4 Dr SL Sedan

Question type: General

My car is leaking coolant and is almost over heating when
driving. replaced the water pump and it's still leaking. put
this liquid aluminum stuff in the radiator and reservoir and
it slowed the leak alot. But my question is... how do you
know if it's the heads?

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White smoke out the tailpipe? You can perform a cylinder pressure test and or leak down test and see if the pressures are off.

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