Well i started my car today and the dredded add coolant light stayed on for a little longer than normal. I immediately assumed the worst and ran to check the oil. Oil was fine, not runny and watery (thank God). So I looked around under the car, no leaks. I filled the reservoir and drove to school. When I got to school I checked the oil again, still the oil was good. there's no white smoke on start up, no sweet smell, i'm lost. I have about 6k on a rebuild and i've never had this happen before. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

Just keep a close watch for a leak somewhere.

You can usually smell the sweet steam of a coolant leak before you can see it.

Good luck.

 

When you start your car in the morning you shouldnt have ANY level warning lights at ANY TIME!! If your oil is good, I am going to assume you have a coolant bubble or something else...

 

whats a good way to get that bubble out then? my coolant buzzer is going off every few minutes now, however when i check the coolant level it is full everytime.

 

When I say that the light stayed on longer than normal I mean that it stayed on about 2 seconds longer than the regular amount of time the idiot lights stay on when u first start the car.

 

Did you fill it using the bleeder screw? Are you checking the level every morning while its cold and topping it off?

 

Are you checking the level in the radiator or the reservoir? Let the engine cool down and remove the radiator cap slowly to check the level.

 

oh yeah, just researched and got the answer, my bad.
but yeah first time the buzzer went off, i got scared and thought my coolant was low, so i unscrewed the filler cap to put more in, and coolant sprayed all over the place (**** was hot)...yeah i know, not the smartest thing ive ever done. but il just go home and flush the system

 

Be sure to loosen the air bleed screw at the top "bend" of the radiator to let the air out. Bubbles there can trip the low coolant warning.

Also, if you are losing coolant, it's not always the end of the world (or rebuild time). I've had coolant loss from the firewall->engine block hose on the driver's side, the radiator cap (old cap), and some coolant lines under the throttle body. Yes, I really need to replace all my coolant lines. But don't assume you need a rebuild quite yet.

Get the engine nice & hot, pop the hood, and use a flashlight to look for steam or puddles. Look carefully under the intake manifold from the driver's front corner - that's where I was able to see the throttle body hose leak from.

-=Russ=-

 

easiest way to get a bubble out is to run the system with the cap off(do not open while hot!!)and keep topping it off. you should see the system "burp" ie bubbles will come out the filler neck. run it untill your t-stat opens(radiator should be hot all the way across the top)top it off with more water, close the cap. make sure there are no leaks and all hoses are fastened securly.

 

i would do what j-rat and synoyk said , i had the same problem and once i loosened the air bleed screw and topped it off guess what .. buzzer and light were gone .