Mystery coolant leak
Mystery coolant leak
Over the past 6 months I have been driving my car and about every 1.5 months the coolant gets just low enough to trigger the coolant buzzer on a hill. There is no visible leaks, and no signs of exhaust in the coolant.
The problem has not gotten any worse and the engine seems to be very healthy.
Any thoughts / opinions? been stumped for months on this...
The problem has not gotten any worse and the engine seems to be very healthy.
Any thoughts / opinions? been stumped for months on this...
Over the past 6 months I have been driving my car and about every 1.5 months the coolant gets just low enough to trigger the coolant buzzer on a hill. There is no visible leaks, and no signs of exhaust in the coolant.
The problem has not gotten any worse and the engine seems to be very healthy.
Any thoughts / opinions? been stumped for months on this...
The problem has not gotten any worse and the engine seems to be very healthy.
Any thoughts / opinions? been stumped for months on this...
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it could be a number of things, best way to check is a cooling system pressure test. you should be able to pump the cooling system to 15-20psi, and it should basically hold that overnight.
if it doesn't hold pressure you have a leak, the water pump and turbo banjo bolts are tricky to see on these cars.
if it does hold pressure, its possible the cap is bad, or that its running a little hot
if it doesn't hold pressure you have a leak, the water pump and turbo banjo bolts are tricky to see on these cars.
if it does hold pressure, its possible the cap is bad, or that its running a little hot
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are yo sure it is the coolant buzzer?
I am asking this as the low oil level buzzer is also on that circuit,so if you are on a hill the oil sensor may be triggering the buzzer.
I am asking this as the low oil level buzzer is also on that circuit,so if you are on a hill the oil sensor may be triggering the buzzer.
Coolant light comes on with the buzzer, I also top it up after it happens and end up repeating a month and a half down the road. My car does not leak oil and I have disabled my omp.
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