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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 06:40 PM
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WTF Coolant spewing :|

I noticed some coolant seeping outta the bolt w/the coolant level sensor.

I open the rad cap, coolant goes spewing out.

I look at the overfill, empty (Last I can remember it was half full always)

When I fired her up today after 2 weeks of being untouched tons of coolant smoke poured outta the exhaust (took some pics) but it don't look bad at all, went away after a few mins, the cars always done this smoking on and off.

What would cause coolant to SHOOT outta the rad fill and nothing in the overfill.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by cmanns
I open the rad cap, coolant goes spewing out.
No ****, Sherlock.

The system is pressurized when hot.

And you have a leak somewhere. It could be a pinhole in the radiator, and the hose between the rad and the overfill, or a failed coolant passage in the engine.

Are you sure it was coolant coming out of the exhaust and not condensation?
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 06:58 PM
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Yeah it always spews alil coolant smoke for a min, its like 70f outside.

I didn't warm it up, just moved the car back n forth a few times to get it more to the right of the car port. I was fixing my radio, the coolents COLD, I opened the rad cap maybe 30mins after turning it on for a few mins..

Since I changed the coolant few months ago the bolt on the top of the rad always has coolant on it, not dripping though.

The overfill was fully empty, I filled it to the full as it says and cleaned the overfill line/tube fired her up with the cap off, no bubbles or anything put the cap on and let it idle for a bit took it off again and it didn't spew everywhere.

heh I think I need a new radiator when I changed the coolant it was black and gunky and the stock temp gauge goes to the same spot as prior to changing the coolant, just takes longer to get there.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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Blown engine. As in coolant seal leaking water into the combustion chamber and vice versa i.e. exhaust gas going the other way into the coolant.
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