Hey guys, I was just wondering if a car can burn anti-freeze. Because I noticed that when I check my reserve of anti-freeze there wasnt any at all but their was in the radiator.

Dave

 

Cars CAN burn antifreeze if the headgasket is blown or the block/head is cracked. I would just refill it up to the cold maximum level on the container and recheck it in a week.

PS more specific thread titles next time please!

 

Hmm... never heard of that, although glycol IS petroleum based...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by suprfast &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">antifreeze is also the reason why there is engine first...well i should say one of the main reasons. If it drips on the exhaust mani and burns off all the water the gycol could ignite. atleast it happened in a friends rx7</TD></TR></TABLE>What? Grammar 0wnZ j00

 

When my upper rad hose blew off in my 85 buick when it was overheating, it all went on the right exhaust manifold... didn't start a fire. What it did do is make a hell of a mess in the shop and my former boss's tool box...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CycloneBlue_1.6EL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When my upper rad hose blew off in my 85 buick when it was overheating, it all went on the right exhaust manifold... didn't start a fire. What it did do is make a hell of a mess in the shop and my former boss's tool box... </TD></TR></TABLE>

u got fired from that?? since you said former boss

 

He is my former boss, but I quit on good terms. I managed to wipe it all off before he noticed...

 

Make sure the radiator is full, then fill the reservoir close to max. If after a trip or two the coolant from the reservoir is gone it either means you have air in the coolant system and need to add more coolant, or it's burning it.

If it does empty the reservoir on a few occasions, it's most likely leaking/burning it.