Coolant loss and engine sputters going up hill and starting out

Asked by Lefev34 Apr 25, 2019 at 09:28 PM about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix is loosing
anitfreeze and it’s not leaking and I have no
idea where it’s going and my oils not milky
and when I start out on the road it sputters till
I get up to about 30mph and going up hill it
dies how can I fix these problems

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taver91 answered 5 years ago

Look into the head gasket leaking into the cylinders. The coolant will get sent out the exhaust as steam and might not show in your oil. This would also cause some misfires (sputtering).

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