Disappearing Oil and Coolant

[EvlFaust]

I have a bit of a fluid problem. It seems like I am slowly losing oil and coolant. I am at a loss as to what I should check next and I am looking for a bit of direction. My 1995 Bronco has a relatively stock 302 in it that runs well. I have to add a quart of oil about once a month and I have to add about 1/2 gallon of coolant every other month. I don't have any visable leaks, there is no signs of water contamination in my oil, no signs of oil contamination in my coolant and my exhaust is running clean (no visable smoke or smell). I just don't know where the **** it is going. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[BB33's]

ALL vehicles burn some oil. My neighbors 2006 Chevy with an 8.1 burns 1 quart every 1500 miles and the dealer when asked about this then asked him what the problem is? it's normal. My Bronco loses about a 1/4 of a quart every oil change( I never go past 2500 miles) and I have no leaks. As the piston travels up in the cylinder the crank splahes oil on the cylinder walls to cool them after combustion. The heat caused by cool( I know not very but its not as hot as a cylinder wall) oil being thrown onto a hot cylinder wall naturaly burns off some oil. If you have no leaks and are sure that your truck isn't burning the oil not much else can be wrong. As for the coolant Try filling it then starting the truck with the cap off. You can have an air bubble in the radiator and leaving the cap off will let it pass.

 

[BroncoJoe19]

The coolent may be dissappearing into thin air. Literally. Do you smell any coolent at all?

Sometimes the coolent leaks are so small, that they can go un-noticed, even when one looks for them. For example, you may be looking for a wet area, or a puddle, but not a green discoloration on the block. YOu may have a seaping radiator core, that does not leak much, but when it does, the fan blows it and disperses it all over the engine, but so finely that it evaporates leaving only a slight green trace to show that it has been there.