COOLANT LEAK
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COOLANT LEAK
I need some help! :-(..... The other day I was driving and i smelled coolant comming through the vents of my car like crazzzy strong. I pulled over and notice my coolant reserve tank next to radiator tipped over because its not held in place due to my relocated battery. So it was all leaked out everywhere, the next day I went to the Honda Dealership and tehy did a coolant flush and topped off the coolant in the reserve. One day later I noticed all the coolant was gone out of the tank aggain. I took it into the dealership and they pressurized the system and filled the coolant again. Now again 2 days later I have no more coolant in my reserve tank and continue to smell the sugary smell around and in my car. Can I be leaking from my tank or possibly burning it? My radiator is full with coolant.
please help :-(
please help :-(
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Re: COOLANT LEAK (hondalove888)
when you turn the car off it sucks some coolant back into the radiator, top of the resvoir to the cold fill line again and see if it continues to disaapear.
if it is dissapearing rent a radiator pressurizer tool from autozone, and pressurize the system and look for leaks, look hard. if no leaks are present than you may have a leaking heater core, or blown headgasket, does you car smoke white or have milky oil.
also any overheating problems
if it is dissapearing rent a radiator pressurizer tool from autozone, and pressurize the system and look for leaks, look hard. if no leaks are present than you may have a leaking heater core, or blown headgasket, does you car smoke white or have milky oil.
also any overheating problems
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no white smokee no milky oil, no blown head gassket they pressurized the system at honda dealership and said it was fine but this is my 3rd time refilling the resivour reserve tank in 3 f'in days it sucks..maybe the tank is cracked?
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Re: (hondalove888)
the tank could be cracked, you really have to look everywhere for leaks, under the car, all the connections and clamps, but you need to pressurize it to see if its gonna leak.
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Re: (TheJGB3)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheJGB3 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check the pass side floorboard, if it is wet, then your heater core is leaking. If you smell coolant coming from the heater/AC vents then your heater core is leaking.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Not all the time. In my car you could smell coolant coming from the AC vents. It was the AC compressor that was cracked.
Not all the time. In my car you could smell coolant coming from the AC vents. It was the AC compressor that was cracked.
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Re: (playa192)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by playa192 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Not all the time. In my car you could smell coolant coming from the AC vents. It was the AC compressor that was cracked.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That makes no sense. The AC compressor has nothing to do with coolant.
Not all the time. In my car you could smell coolant coming from the AC vents. It was the AC compressor that was cracked.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That makes no sense. The AC compressor has nothing to do with coolant.
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