'06 Sebring w/2.4L weird coolant problem

Asked by Andrew Dec 02, 2018 at 10:46 PM about the 2006 Chrysler Sebring Sedan FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have had my 2006 Chrysler Sebring since about
end of 2016....anyway, bought used off of
Craigslist (yes I know) however I was VEEY anal
about checking everything when I bought it. Paid
900$ with 103k.I think I paid a bit more than I
should have considereeing it literally required a
complete rebuild of the car. What I mean is I have
put about 2k into it. New brakes, rotors, tires,
almost a completely rebuilt suspension, including
shocks, control arms, ball joints, you name it I
replaced it. It has been a fabulous car so far.
Back in October '17 timing belt snapped and
forced me off the road sadly. Bit since it's a belt
and non interference motor, towed her he, had the
shop slap on a belt and on I went.

Anyway, my problem now is I have had new water
pump put on last 6 months and I am seemingly
losing coolant somewhere? I noticed my heat
wasn't working and was about 3/4 gallon short on
coolant. NO DRIP SPOTS ANYWHERE ON
DRIVEWAY. NO SMELL OF COOLANT IN CAR. Any
idea where it went??

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

The only other place coolant can go undetected is to be consumed in the engine's combustion chamber. That means you might have a slow leak at the head gasket, allow coolant to be burned. If that is the case, you can often see unusually white exhaust steam/smoke. You may have visible, steamy exhaust on warm days, while most other cars don't. A good shop can do a pressure test of the cooling system and make a diagnosis. You might want to sell/trade, rather than do an engine head repair.

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OraBabe answered 4 years ago

I can tell you from experience, an engine head repair will run you about $5,000. I had my Sebring for a month and it kept overheating. Turns out the heads had blown. Luckily for me, it only cost me about 1500, Only because the girl at the mechanic shop misquoted me an estimate...however, my car was in the shop for over a month and it was a true pain in the butt.

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