I just checked my coolant and started the car up and noticed that tiny little bubbles are coming up, but not a lot just a few, does this mean my coolant seals are going? And how long do I have till my engine goes? This motor only has 27K miles on it and how is that possible?

 

Yep, that could be the O-rings. Watch the coolant levels and see if any coolant is getting consumed. Mileage isn't really a direct factor. Its more a question of if the car ever overheated at all. Even if the car overheated just once, it could warp them and a rebuild is the only way to fix it. From others, what I've noticed is that the problem just keeps getting worse and worse over time.

 

JspecFD is right. Actually what you did is one of the better ways to test if you have a coolant seal problem. It looks like you do. IMHO a quality aftermarket water temp gauge is very important and can easily save a motor. You may have over heated and never noticed. The stock gauge isn't worth the space it takes up.

 

Yeah, the aftermarket water temp guage is very important. I like mine anyways Sorry to hear about the motor though

 

I am not sure you should condem the engine yet.

I believe small bubbles are normal. It is when you see bigger bubbles, and frequent ones.

Also, how did you check this? Start the car, and open the T-stat housing?

You might want to search the forums for similar posts.

Later,
Patrick

 

yeah thanks for the replys, i checked the coolant and it is still full and when I started it again this morning and their was no bubbles or from what I could see, and there wasn't a lot of smoke, but i think it smelled like coolant or maybe water I dunno or wasn't to sure.