2013 Escape coolant consumption

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Feb 22, 2019 | 11:28 AM

daiges

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2013 Escape coolant consumption

I have a 2013 Escape with the 1.6lt engine that consumes coolant. About every 4 months the low coolant warning light comes on and I add to fill it. The system has been pressure checked with no leak found. Has anybody else had this happen?
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Feb 22, 2019 | 11:45 AM

scott91370

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It's either being burned or put into your oil (head gasket or intake manifold gasket) or when it heats up the overflow bottle is spewing it onto the ground.
Just have to determine which it is.

Feb 22, 2019 | 10:26 PM

simonsi

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Originally Posted by daiges

Losing that amount over that period probably means they didn't wait long enough on the pressure test. I just had to cold pressurise my daughter's Tribute with my airline and leave it overnight to find a similar loss - turned out to be one of the heater hose joints at the firewall.

If you leave it over 2 days and you don't have a puddle under the car then check the footwell carpets, if not there then it must be internal in the engine (cylinders or sump).