it's a 06 civic si....i installed the stock intake back in. a lot of coolant spilt out because i couldn't catch the line fast enough.

thing is, i let my car sit over night then filled the radiator and over flow bottle in the morning. now even after a week or so im still losing coolant.

say i let it sit over night, fill it up in the morning and leave. i let it sit again over night and it will be low again (the radiator, not the over flow bottle) the next morning and its about 1-2 cap fulls low. the over flow bottle just rises some after i drive, but when it cools down it goes back to exactly where it was.

no leaks and the lines are correct. no over heating, drives fine and runs good.

help


Modified by invisible at 3:21 PM 4/2/2008

 

it happens when your thermostat opens and closes and theres air in there, what you have to do is bleed the system when cold and add water and let it warm and bleed it and add water

 

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so air in the system is cause me to lose coolant? where is it going?

 

Anyone know how much pressure you need to pump on a pressure tester?

 

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Whatever it says on your radiator cap is plenty enough.
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so air in the system is cause me to lose coolant? where is it going?</TD></TR></TABLE>
The coolant is just finding its way into the system where there was air. Bleed it properly and pressure test it. I'm sure you'll be fine once you do this.

 

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Whatever it says on your radiator cap is plenty enough.

The coolant is just finding its way into the system where there was air. Bleed it properly and pressure test it. I'm sure you'll be fine once you do this.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Ok I'll rent a pressure tester from Autozone today or tomarrow. Just bleed it earlier and there were quite a few bubbles. Going to do it again once it cools down....Thanks.