RX7 S7 Overheading / Coolant Gushing Out Of Overflow Bottle
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RX7 S7 Overheading / Coolant Gushing Out Of Overflow Bottle
Hey guys,
So heres the deal on saturday I drove my car for about 2.5 hours and it was all fine then the next day i drove it back from where I was and got to about a hour of driving, stoped for gas and drove off again. around 15 min later the stadard temp gauge was rising... which i no the standard gauges are crap and dont work properly anyways haha. So I pulled over and turned the car off, I looked under the car and it had dumped the coolant out through the over flow. I filled it right back up again (once it was cooler) and drove off, around 2 min later the temp was rising, i manually turned the fans on but nothing was stoping it from rising, i stoped again and turned the car off and it had dumped the fluid AGAIN!
I didnt see any white steam soming out the exhaust..
Anybody have any ideas.. Im praying its no a coolant o ring!
So heres the deal on saturday I drove my car for about 2.5 hours and it was all fine then the next day i drove it back from where I was and got to about a hour of driving, stoped for gas and drove off again. around 15 min later the stadard temp gauge was rising... which i no the standard gauges are crap and dont work properly anyways haha. So I pulled over and turned the car off, I looked under the car and it had dumped the coolant out through the over flow. I filled it right back up again (once it was cooler) and drove off, around 2 min later the temp was rising, i manually turned the fans on but nothing was stoping it from rising, i stoped again and turned the car off and it had dumped the fluid AGAIN!
I didnt see any white steam soming out the exhaust..
Anybody have any ideas.. Im praying its no a coolant o ring!
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if ur overflow tank is being over filled after the engine is ran, it could be ur radiator cap. also doing the champagne test would be a good idea! get the leisle funnel ( its yellow ) when u pour in the coolant, run the car with extra coolant in the funnel ( dont forget to out the heat on full blast ) if you u notice small tiny bubbles coming up into the coolant thats in the funnel than ur o-rings may be bad, which then you would have to pull the motor out and pull the housing apart ( NOT FUN !! )
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Cheers guys, Im trying to sort out a leisle funnel but no one in New Zealand sells them. Dam them! ill have to get one from the states.
Ive got a after market AST but the weird thing with it is it doesnt have a "nipple" at the neck for a presurized cap to block it off untill its up to pressure. i think i might go buy another AST
Ive got a after market AST but the weird thing with it is it doesnt have a "nipple" at the neck for a presurized cap to block it off untill its up to pressure. i think i might go buy another AST
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