The last time I had my oil changed the people told me I was 1/2 quart low on coolant. I just had my radiator replaced in June by Honda and I never remember my coolant to be filled up to max. Now its at the max line. I check all fluids every week when I fill up. But since refilling I have lost no coolant, 1 month, 2K miles, later.

Any ideas? When my car was in for a tune-up last month the mechanic found nothing wrong with the car.

 

The place where you had the oil changed added coolant. More than likely the Honda dealer filled the coolant up to the min line. If it's not leaking and it doesn't seem to be, I'm sure your fine.

 

That is what I figured. Cause I travel a lot and I make sure my fluids often.

Thanks for the input!

Jake

 

i thought that coolant container you see next to the radiator is just a spill tank, it doesnt show how much coolant you have in your radiator, the only way is to open your radiator and check that it's filled to the top.

am i wrong?

 

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Well first off I hope nobody will check the coolant level unless the car is completely cooled down. We don't want anybody to be capped by the coolant-cap.
Correct, you can look at the container as a spill tank as long as there is fluid in there, but once it's empty you cannot determine if there is enough coolant in the radiator. It's a good idea to always have some fluid in the reservoir.

Remember that fluid/molecules expand with increased temperature. Thus, in colder temperatures the coolant level will decrease and it might appear that some fluid has disappeared. This doesn't mean that there is a leak.

Hope it helps.

 

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you're right, i assumed people would know not to do this, but hey, it's the internet, you cant assume everyone is knowledgeable of this.

let your car completely cool down before you open the radiator cap...PLEASE!

 

I never opened the radiator cap, I was talking about the overflow container.

Thanks for all the replies!