problem solved, thanks for all those who helped


Modified by BB4lude at 4:47 PM 3/10/2008

 

bottom of radiator, thermostat housing, water pump, heater hoses, cracked overflow canister, try those places first

 

i had the same problem. when was the last time u replace ur radiator? i never replace my radiator and it was all rusted in the front so it was leaking from the fins in the front.

u might need to replace the radiator

 

radiator is a newer KOYO radiator I dont think its that, the splash guard to the right of the rad. is completely dry and to the left of it, it has fluid on it.


Circled is where the fluid was heavily dripping from. Both hoses feel and look dry.



Better sense of where your looking at.

Any suggestions???

 

where is the heater core hose at?

 

At the back on the fireall, there is 2 hoses, its the one to the right when your looking at the front of the car. Thats yoru heater core hose.

 

I doubt it be that considering where it was leaking from? Any other ideas????

 

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if im looking at the area in the pictures im still gonna say it's your lower radiator hose just by the area, look at the bottom of the hose where it connects to radiator, if that clamp is rusted it will leak there alot, just another idea, it could also be dripping down the length of a hose so look for all the areas i suggested

 

Problem was the lower radiator hose, but now the engine isnt taking the antifreeze????

What do I need to do?? I put the coolant into the reservoir and its not budging.

 

Here's an idea -- add some coolant(or water) to the system and see where it leaks out.

 

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I got a new hose fixed the leaking.... now the problem is it isn't taking the coolant

 

Did you burp the system? What do you mean it isn't taking antifreeze? Is the reservoir and radiator dry and when you put in the antifreeze it spits it back out?

 

How Do I burp the system?

When I took the old hose off I obviously lost alot of coolant out of the radiator. What I did was put the new hose on, I filled the reservoir up with coolant, then started the car..

Do I put coolant directly into the radiator?

The temp guage is starting to go above where it should be. So I know coolant isn't flowing through the engine

 

fill your radiator till it's full, after it's full start the car and check for leaks, fill your resevoir while it sucks into the radiator, add till it's at the line on your resevoir

 

How do you know its full? just when it comes to the opening?

 

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So for those lost souls that might have the same problem as you did, what did you do to solve this?

 

I kept adding a 50/50 mixture of coolant and water to the radiator itself. There were alot of air bubbles that made it seem like it was filled up but it wasn't. So take your time and let the air "burp" out like you said.. Then i just drove around and kept checking to see if it was taking anymore... then just added more as needed.