The other day I noticed some coolant on the ground, so I pop the hood and notice the reservoir bottle is empty. I added some coolant and went off to work, the next day I notice the same thing, so once again I add some and go to work. Today I once again discover the same thing but now it looks like the coolant is leaking from the top of the radiator, something that was not occuring the past few days. Did I manage to put too much coolant in so it is overflowing? How do I remedy this problem?

 

Yeah, igot the same problem, except i think it's cause i'm runnin straight water in mine.

 

Could possibly be the rad. cap. They do go bad in some cases. Where did you notice the coolant on the ground in reference to your motor. Like where does it look like it was coming from? This may help to narrow down your problem.

 

i see alot of splash marks on the underside of my hood, and i thought i might be the radiator cap too. but every day when i get home from work the radiator and overflow seem to be bone dry... could the cap let out so much fluid?

 

Sure it could, it's under extreme amounts of pressure. Give it a shot, I always say, when your not sure what it is.....start with the cheapest eaisest things first.

 

i'll try it right after work..
Thanks for the advice !

 

good luck, hope it solves your problem

 

At first the leak seemed to be under where the coolant reservoir bottle(right side in relation to driver seat) was but there was no leak coming from the bottle itself. Now it was coming from the driver side since it looks like it is leaking from the top of the radiator now. In fact I can see coolant coming out of the top of the radiator, along the whole top.

 

yea radiators are sketchy, on my stock one the plastic around the rad cap cracked and the temperature from the coolant melted the entire side of that base off, then coolant flew all over my engine bay and i was spewin white smoke all the way home! woohoo!

 

Word up! Coolant issues are a pain in the ***. If all else fails take it in the shop. But the coolant system is really pretty basic, so if you have any mechanical knowledge just check one thing at at time.

 

Have your radiator pressure tested. Sounds like you might need a new one. Make sure to get an all-metal aftermarket replacement if you do need a new one. They run about $100 shipped from radiatorbarn.com or similar vendors.

 

SOunds like the top tank is cracked. It is VERY common in hondas, Both my Tegs have done it.

Oick up an all metal one and replace it at home. It is pretty easy and a lot cheaper then any shop

 

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interesting, ive been running straight water on mine and having coolant and over heating issues, it starts to boil on the overfill tank after i beat on it for a few minutes.