gr33kFDrac3r

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my car is over heating because my coolant fluid leaks from somewhere, and i cant find it. does anyone know where it might be leaking from?????????????

dmhRX7

I think a little more information is needed.

What have you done so far to try and find the leek? Where have you eliminated as a possibility? It could be dripping from a lose hose to going out bad seals in the engine. Help us help you and give us some more information.

scotty305

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How hot is the car getting when it overheats? How are you measuring the temperature?

I recommend replacing all the items listed in the Maintenance section (section 5) of my Big Fat Cooling Thread. Replace both pressure caps, the thermostat, and flush the coolant (don't forget to burp the system, use a coolant funnel if you can). If that doesn't solve your overheating, start replacing coolant hoses. If that doesn't help, get a pressure tester, and start checking for signs of coolant o-ring failure.

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generation-specific-1993-2002-16/big-fat-fd3s-cooling-thread-571088/

Good Luck,
-s-

rynberg

If you can't find the leak, how are we supposed to?

Borrow or rent a pressure tester or have a shop hook one up...you will find the leak pretty quickly.

rx7maniac13b

do you see water goin to the floor from somewhere or can you hear any whisling noise when you switch the car off?


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badddrx7

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Yea I saw it the other day, it's right there...

kirbyt

Check the turbo coolent lines?

ghost-rider

I just fixed the coolant leak problem in my car. Mine was leaking from underneath the throttle body, there is a little hose which has coolant running through it. In my case the hose had a little hole in it and when the car warmed up it started leaking, when the car cooled it stopped.

What about the heater lines? They still have coolant circulating through them. I would suggest checking all coolant hoses.

jic

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i know where it is, look under the car, its right there
im pointing to it right now

gr33kFDrac3r

i recently got a v-mount installed, when i got back to my house my add coolant light went on and started beeping. well i turn off the car and notice that there is a huge puddle of coolant under it. i pop the hood and shure enough, there is coolant every where!!! i tightened all the hoses i could, checked the coolant, nothing there. i refill tighten some more stuff and start the car. IT STILL OVERHEATS!!!!!! Help me please.

Mahjik

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Who installed the V-Mount?

gr33kFDrac3r

this shop down in santa ana, but i dont think they caused any problems.

rynberg

THEY INSTALLED IT! How did they not cause the problem?

Take it back and have them fix it!

RX7_Fanatic

rotary reliability and racing???... makem fix it, maybe they didnt hook up a hose right or knocked one loose while installing...i dont recall them ever installing a v-mount before, but if they fuxed something up, its prolly minor...just from my experience.

gr33kFDrac3r

Thanks for the input guys ill just take it back and have them fix it.

WaLieN

If the car keeps overheating, I would NOT suggest driving it there.