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Old 03-29-05, 10:08 AM
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Help Overflow Tank Coolant Leak

I have a Koyo radiator mounted in the stock position and my add coolant alarm will sound until the engine warms up. then when I shut it down or let it idle for a while the coolant just pours out of the overflow tank.
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i seen this problem a few weeks ago on another car. problem came out to be the radiator cap, it was rated at a higher pressure than stock caps and whenever the car got warm coolant poured from the overflow tank...
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Start by replacing your coolant pressure cap. Sounds like it's not holding pressure.
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Thanks I'll try that. do you guys recommend the stock cap or the 1.3bar caps?
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^^ The best advice I can give you is to purchase OEM caps. I had the same problem and I replaced my caps from local autostores. I went through a few of them because none would work. Once I coughed up the $25 bucks for an OEM the problem disapeared.
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