Mysteriously losing coolant
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Mysteriously losing coolant
I have a been losing coolant at a pretty steady rate for the past month or so, about 1/4 cup of coolant out of the reservoir for every 100 miles of driving. I cant find any place that its leaking from. I did a did a radiator pressure test, and it lost about 1 psi of pressure in about 15 min but never dropped anymore after that. The car is running strong and the oil/coolant is not milky. Any ideas?
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Re: Mysteriously losing coolant (Khmi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Khmi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a been losing coolant at a pretty steady rate for the past month or so, about 1/4 cup of coolant out of the reservoir for every 100 miles of driving. I cant find any place that its leaking from. I did a did a radiator pressure test, and it lost about 1 psi of pressure in about 15 min but never dropped anymore after that. The car is running strong and the oil/coolant is not milky. Any ideas?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
I had a small coolant leak and couldn't figure it out either. Turns out the my clutch cable bracket rubbed the hose just a tiny bit and it was dripping out. I couldn't see it at all, but it dripped really slow.
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
I had a small coolant leak and couldn't figure it out either. Turns out the my clutch cable bracket rubbed the hose just a tiny bit and it was dripping out. I couldn't see it at all, but it dripped really slow.
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Re: Mysteriously losing coolant (Tippyman)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
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My friend did it for me. He took off the cap and attached it to the neck where the cap was, and pumped it up to pressure it.
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
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My friend did it for me. He took off the cap and attached it to the neck where the cap was, and pumped it up to pressure it.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, when the car is cold, the thermostat is closed, so maybe the leak is behind the thermostat?</TD></TR></TABLE>
maybe, but i left the car idling for 20 minutes still don't see a leak, but might be very small i got to feel around a bit more.
maybe, but i left the car idling for 20 minutes still don't see a leak, but might be very small i got to feel around a bit more.
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Re: Mysteriously losing coolant (Khmi)
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maybe, but i left the car idling for 20 minutes still don't see a leak, but might be very small i got to feel around a bit more. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Leaks are much more prominent when the engine is under load, BTW.
maybe, but i left the car idling for 20 minutes still don't see a leak, but might be very small i got to feel around a bit more. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Leaks are much more prominent when the engine is under load, BTW.
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when i first got my rex, it was leaking out alot but when we looked under the hood we didnt see anything but wetness. when i started the car and waited and then got frustrated i turned it off and thats when it would leak out a little bit of a couple broken hoses.
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Re: Mysteriously losing coolant (Tippyman)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Tippyman »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
I had a small coolant leak and couldn't figure it out either. Turns out the my clutch cable bracket rubbed the hose just a tiny bit and it was dripping out. I couldn't see it at all, but it dripped really slow.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that was you with the leaky clutch cable? lol
Sounds like the car is either burning it or you have a small leak somewhere. When you say you did a pressure test, did you only test the radiator or the whole coolant system?
I had a small coolant leak and couldn't figure it out either. Turns out the my clutch cable bracket rubbed the hose just a tiny bit and it was dripping out. I couldn't see it at all, but it dripped really slow.</TD></TR></TABLE>
that was you with the leaky clutch cable? lol
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