joes92civic

ok well hella normal *** question...driving and notived my car over heating for the first time......here are some interested facts....i filled my raditor and container 2 days before...and was still full.....there hasnt been any leaks...prior too driving tonite when it started....so what could be the problem? how does it go from ful to empty so quickly if there are no leaks and was full??

bleakdragonmage

there is another overheating thread like....10things down... problem probably lies in one of the answers on that thread...

philosofy1

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you have to be leaking some where. whether it's external or internal. i suggest taking some time and looking around the engine bay. you leak might be small enough that it only leaks when the car is running.

worse case scenerio, it's leaking internal. time to replace some gaskets.

hifonics

so then i don't get is there any fluid left or did it all leak out?

jadziasman

If you know for sure that you are losing coolant, then you should pressure test the cap and radiator to see if your cooling system holds pressure. Go to Autozone and get one of their loaner pressure testers. If you have a leak, the pressure will slowly drop after 10 to 20 minutes when the pressure tester is attached to the radiator. Testing the cap is quicker. The cap shouldn't lose any pressure for the first couple of minutes if it's good.