2004 Chevy Suburban Coolant dissapearing and Oil turning to

Tiny
REMORALES
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  • 2004 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
Engine Cooling problem
2004 Chevy Suburban 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

I have gone through five bottles of coolant since December '09 and two oil changes. However, there is no sign of any leakage of any coolant on the ground. I dont' know where its going. I had an oil change in December. In January, the oil looked like so bad it needed to be changed again. This past Saturday the dash oil level went to zero and the temperature gauge showed overheating. We added another 4 quarts of oil. We pulled the filter and it was covered in sludgy oil, the consistency of honey. The mechanic said it was the worst he had ever seen. The Oil meter went to normal after adding the oil, but five days later started falling again with the temperature rising as well. We added another half bottle of coolant but it is still overhearing.

This all started when the heater started blowing cold air at the beginning of the winter. Once I added coolant, the heater would come back on. I've had to add coolant almost every two or three weeks. I've had three mechanics look at it and get blank stares from them.
Friday, February 19th, 2010 AT 4:41 PM

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Tiny
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Hi remorales, Welcome to 2carpros and TY for the donation

This all started when the heater started blowing cold air -might want to replace the thermostat for a start. Check the radiator if its clogged and water pump doing its job, also the cooling fan/s whether it'd be electric or clutch driven.

Further you might want to have it block and pressure tested to rule out a blown headgasket, cracked head or block and an intake manifold leak-could be air in the system that needs to be bleed out-

Losing coolant and no external leakage -could be going into the crankcase or its being burn in the combustion chamber
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Friday, February 19th, 2010 AT 5:27 PM

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