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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 12:46 AM
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Brown coolent

Okay i did search and found a few things that helped. But i wanted to see if this has happen to anyone. Okay here's the story start my car add coolent light and buzzer went off. Thought it was a joke since i got it flushed like 3 months ago. So killed the car and started it back up...went off again. So pop the hood to find out there is nothing in there. Add some water since i didn't have antifreeze. Notice the coolent was brown....I look every where on this car and i can't find a leak. I replaced all of the coolent lines when i got it flushed 3 months ago. Even the one going to the intake maini. Forgot to add this is an s4 N/A. I think this is a coolent seal going out but i'm not sure...and i'm still learning the ins and outs of a rotary.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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Brown means rust, lots of it. Flush it immediately and refill with correct mixture of antifreeze. There are ways to check for compromised coolant seals..search.
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 01:46 AM
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+1 for rust. It might take more than one flush to remove the rust itself
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Old Jul 28, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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Thank you for the info...the main thing I'm trying to see is if this has happen to anybody else. Put fresh coolent in and it slowly burns off 3-4 months later. Also has anyone over heated and not mess up there coolent seals?
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