heh, i was driving my 89 vert down tha road, it frequently wants me to put water in it... so i do.. i dont know why, but then the light came on and i didnt have any water, and i looked and the engine was steaming this time (i pulled over right away), and i was just wondering why it wants water so often, perhaps a leak somewhere? if anybody has any idea, thatd be coo~
-Josh

 

Is there coolant leaking anywhere visably?? Check if it is leaking from the overflow bottle. Replace rad cap and thermostat with OEM mazda ones, and see if this fixes the problem.

 

I had that problem last night. Took me $12 bucks to fix. My upper radiator hose was cracked at one end. Simple to do. Just remember you should mix water with your antifreeze, I forgot the first time.

 

Two ways to go about this problem.

1)Start replacing things in the coolant system starting with cheapest/easiest and work your way up

2)Take it to a shop and have them do a pressure test on the cooling system and replace what needs replaced

 

Check the heater hose going from the block to the car. It's on the drivers side, near the plugs.

I had to drive mine with my leaky hose for a weak, and once in a while, after driving pretty hard, I would turn the car off to find steam/smoke coming from under the hood. It's probably the coolant dripping on the wires, or some plastic stuff.

I'd take care of this right away.

 

ahh thanx a lot, im sure its nothign big like u said, i appriciate the help~