Does anyone have oil Consumption issues with the 2009 2.4L LT? ALSO losing coolant, no leaks, not in oil or out of tailpipe. Would appreciate to
o, thanks...

 

If it is just disappearing it must be magic. There is only 3 places for fluids to go: out the pipe, on the ground or into the crankcase.

I suggest a compression and leak down test looking for a blown head gasket.

 

If the plugs are removed and one or two are lighter colour then the other , blown head gasket
if they are dark and carbined then an oil leak for a blown head gasket.
My 2.2 was losing oil , slung out the crankshaft seal over 1500 rpm and coolant was getting burned off from a blown head gasket.
that was covered under warranty back in 2010 at 53,000 miles.
They installed a new head gasket, new head, new timing chain and guides, it’s still going today at nearly 300,000 miles .

 

I won’t say anything about oil, the guys told a lot ...
about coolant - 3 places where I lost coolant imperceptibly for the eyes:
1. pipe No. 8. Reinforced. It's hot there, the cord exfoliated from the rubber. Liquid oozed through the formed channels in the body of the hose and dripped into the front bumper. Dribbled little by little and managed to evaporate without leaving the bumper. Found by red trail inside the bumper. Treatment - replacement of pipe No. 8.
2. pipe No. 15. For an unknown reason (possibly vibration), the steel clamp crushed the hose body. Coolant dripped little by little directly onto the generator. It quickly evaporated on a hot generator and was also invisible to the eyes. Found in the wake of red plaque. Treatment - replacement of pipe No. 15.
3. Violation of the tightness of the radiator. Where the radiator tubes are soldered to the left tank. All the same weak drippe, all the same all-consuming internal cavity of the bumper. Treatment - replacing a ****ing radiator.
Look somewhere in these places, maybe the problem will be solved.

PS. Engine oil can destroy the rubber hoses of the cooling system. Motor oil or transmission fluid softens and destroys (dissolves?) Rubber. If you find a place where oil drips onto the hose - replacing the hose prophylactically, is cheaper than repairing the engine after overheating.

 

Thanks for the diagram and info..........

 

On the diagram above, #16 was the culprit for me. First I replaced the hoses, then the part was was soft and broke unknown to me, started over heating.. when I went to pull the cap off the whole piece snapped out. Had to buy one at the salvage yard as I needed my car the next day and no one sold the part locally.

 

Oh god! Bless the American Salvage yards! The source of everything urgently needed and very cheap!