A river of coolant, from under my car...fun
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A river of coolant, from under my car...fun
I went to start my car and a loud wine and an idiot light demanded me to add more coolant. So I hopped out and I don't know how I didn't see it walking up to my car, however, there was a large river of coolant leading about 20 yards from under my car to the nearest storm drain.
It is really cold out and I am thinking my air seperator tank cracked when it cooled down to fast. It is to dark to see now, and I also have no idea where the AST is so I couldn't check, but does this sound like the right conclusion?
It is really cold out and I am thinking my air seperator tank cracked when it cooled down to fast. It is to dark to see now, and I also have no idea where the AST is so I couldn't check, but does this sound like the right conclusion?
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If you have the factory radiator, one of the end tanks could have cracked, could have a hole in the radiator, factory AST could have cracked, or a hose could be off, or cracked/split.
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It might be tricky finding the source of the leak. The belly pan on the bottom of the car will divert coolant a long way before it reaches the ground. Start with the AST (between the intercooler and battery) and keep going from there. If the AST looks ok, then remove the airbox so you can get a look at the radiator and turbo coolant hoses.
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A leak that's THAT large shouldn't be super hard to find. May be a pain to fix whatever it is, though .
Good thing it happened in your driveway and not miles from home!
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Good thing it happened in your driveway and not miles from home!
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I'd do a pressure test, go and try and find a coolant pressure tester and see where the leak is coming from, it shouldn't be hard to find, you'll probably see a steady stream coming from the end tanks of the radiator, those things are stupid and made of plastic. Than i'd go on the forums and try seeing if anyone will give you a stock radiator for cheap and an AST for free. It could be numerous things... but at this stage i don't think you have any coolant seals blown, pressurize it, it'll save you a lot of time if you spot the source right away.
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I had this **** happen to me around 20 miles from home. I was heading out to the drags when I stopped for some drinks when the CEL went on and the car's idle dropped. I stopped and a large pool of coolant was there. The curious thing was that the temps stayed the same so I drove home. It ended up being the reservouir on the passengers side and the CEL was the EGR. What are the chances of both crapping out at the same time. Only in a 7.
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Refill the coolling sys. Warm the car up. Shut it off and wait for the pressure to build up enough to leak. I suggest taking off the front black plastic piece at the intake intercooler area so you can see the radiator a little better. The undercover makes it harder to locate leaks because the coolant drips onto it and then flows off of it.
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If you lost that much coolant I highly doubt it was the AST. With that much coolant gone would start at the upper and lower radiator hoses and the radiator end tanks.
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Originally Posted by dgeesaman
It might be tricky finding the source of the leak. The belly pan on the bottom of the car will divert coolant a long way before it reaches the ground. Start with the AST (between the intercooler and battery) and keep going from there. If the AST looks ok, then remove the airbox so you can get a look at the radiator and turbo coolant hoses.
Originally Posted by technonovice
Refill the coolling sys. Warm the car up. Shut it off and wait for the pressure to build up enough to leak. I suggest taking off the front black plastic piece at the intake intercooler area so you can see the radiator a little better. The undercover makes it harder to locate leaks because the coolant drips onto it and then flows off of it.
Originally Posted by Rated R1
If you lost that much coolant I highly doubt it was the AST. With that much coolant gone would start at the upper and lower radiator hoses and the radiator end tanks.
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