Engine coolant spills out - Vitara 1.6, 16v, 1995

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Few days ago I found a fatty trail behind my car. I tracked and found it comes from coolant container which was almost empty. Some mechanics told me It can be messy trouble - engine block fault or gaskets on the block etc. Did someone had that experience? Thanks. Marko, Serbia

overheating has many causes;.
even  simple bad thermostat.
does the normal hot engine  (normal cold), show steam out the tail pipe end,  is bad head gasket.
the tests are basic..
1: Radiator leak down test. (special tool)
2: engine compression test.
3: fill engine with coolant again, when cold, only, at radiator cap,  then cap back on, and run engine parked , only until engine is fully normal hot, then look for coolant leaks.

#3 is really first.  make sure nothing under the hood leak coolant , at normal engine temps.

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