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Asked by wooddog3 Feb 01, 2014 at 07:48 AM about the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 02 Grand Cherokee, 215,000 miles, has been losing antifreeze but I never see a leak, and its heat gauge shows running 210--220, Checked oil and no change in color or water in oil. In traffic it will heat up ,get moving an it drops down to 200.

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Reelin68 answered 10 years ago

Have you noticed the exhaust being a very thick white color? You could be burning the antifreeze. Your head gasket could have a pin hole in it. With 215k I wouldn't doubt it. Have you noticed the smell of antifreeze while driving? If you open the hood after driving when it's hot can you smell antifreeze? I just got rid of a Ford Ranger that I inherited because every time I would drive it, I could smell antifreeze. Never found a leak. Figured the head gasket was ready to go, so I put a for sale sign on it and sent it down the road. Didn't even have a 100k on it.

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