imported_xplizitremix

I'm driving my car and i keep checking my coolant in my rad and the over flow bottle and its like as if the motor is eating it.... but Its not leaking anywhere.... temperature hasn't gone up yet but i'm waiting for it too cause i have a feeling i'm loosing coolant....
I'm pretty sure its not a head gasket either

but how can i be sure???

chris_si98

coolant level changes when its warm/cold, etc.

But if your parnoid do a leakdown test

Nova_Dust

Any smokes coming out of exhaust?

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

check the floor of the car.
Once i had disappearing coolant, and it ended up being all of the floor of my car b/c the heater core inlet got damaged during a swap and there was like an inch of coolant on the floor of my car (it was hard to tell b/c i have rubber floor mats).
I doubt this is your problem, but its worth a check.

Nova_Dust

Wait a minute, Kev, didn't you have this problem during your swap? I thought that was fixed?

imported_xplizitremix

ya well its damp still but i think it was from previous coollant in the floor he clened it to his best abilities but he's not a steam cleaner so i dont' blame him

I soaked it up
VERY VERY FAINT signs of coolant just water but its not heavy like before so i dont' think its the problem i've left one of the matts out

to see if it worsens , they said they fixed it which seems fixed cut my overflow bottle seesmt o be emptying out quicker then usual

imported_xplizitremix

only smokes when its cold and i just started the car

if it was gasket probably see white smoke after its warmed for awhile ?

imported_360_vortex

i can say that it's normal because it happened to me when i had my swap...i thought my headgasket was gone but it's not...it actually takes a week or two to make things go back to normal...why? i'm guessin the coolant has to cycle itself properly and it takes time

if the problem still present itself after couple of weeks then i suggest you take it to a shop and check it out

imported_xplizitremix

did u keep refilling coolant?
cause i dont' want my car to overheat thats why i keep refueling it

VTEC_Thunder

Is it possible there is an air pocket somehwere in the cooling system and it's working its way out....?

How long ago did you do the swap?

imported_xplizitremix

a week and a half ago but a few times it had to be brought back

imported_360_vortex

i remember i refilled the resevoir about 4 times...however during those times in between fillups, my car never overheated...perhaps it's because i got itr rad

imported_xplizitremix

ook cool
well i don't overheat
i'm just afraid of it
cause i keep checking the coolant and it seems like there is none all the time, temp is at middle as normal

i need a new fan / rad though

imported_xplizitremix

any idea if i have coolant in my carpet will it stay moist and wet for awhile cause there was puddles in my car before but it still wet but just not bad or anything... and antifreeze issss supposed to keep things moist...

steam clean it and see what happens?
:S
im trying to soak it up but its kinda hard and its not drying up either

imported_plzbeleiveit

wet vacum.

Oldspower

lol. Pressure test it, it's probably a leaky heater core. Do you get any condensation on the windscreen that doesnt want to come off unless you wipe it. Or does it smell kind of sweet in the car?

imported_xplizitremix

sweet in the car
but no leak in the car if so very very minor and
we tightned the two hoses that go into the firewall and also had the car on the hoist yesterday for awhile nothing leaked
but when i got home and parked leaked

Cynikal.Mindset

heater cores dont always leak at the inlet and return lines, the actual core can have a pinhole leak in it

imported_xplizitremix

and it'll leak to the floor outside of the car?
pinhole... puddles look pretty big sometimes

Cynikal.Mindset

it will leak inside the car on the floor...depending on how wide open the heater valve is would be how bad the leak is or how big the hole is...also the line necks can also leak on the core...could start as a sweat and overtime just fail completely