Recent content by ChopperCharles

I'm on my fourth radiator in my 2014 Wrangler, and now I need a fifth. Two MOPARs (original plus a warranty replacement), a Cold Case, and the last one from Advance Auto. They all seem to last 3 years at most, but the Cold Case was leaking in less than a year. Since Advance Auto doesn't seem...

Well, the new shop did a proper cooling system pressurize test... and found that my brand new, super expensive solid aluminum radiator is leaking. So joy. I paid for a new mopar radiator, which lasts about 40k miles, and will exchange this one, as it has a lifetime warranty. And next time the...

No puff of white smoke, oil is black, not milkshake, after the second OEM radiator went I replaced it with a solid aluminum radiator last year. I'm losing about a half gallon every two weeks, but I don't drive it every day either.

Exhaust gases in the coolant would only be present if there was a breach of the headgasket between the combustion chamber and the water jacket, and would be negative if there was a breach between the water jacket and the outside. Just want to cover all the bases and have all the righ info...

Is this a common failure on a 2014 JK? I've been losing coolant for a bit, and I dropped my jeep off at a local chain to get a diagnosis. They said a block pressure test indicated a head gasket failure. They also said they don't do that repair. The dealership said they do fix that, but that they...