![]() I also read somewhere on these forums that if you run too much pure water in the cooling system it can boil over and purge itself. Some or all of the moisture under the coolant reservoir could be attributed to spillage on filling, or overfilling and purging, but I figured for $20 (German Auto Parts) I would just replace the coolant reservoir and cap, just in case. Underneath the coolant reservoir it is pretty moist There is a hissing noise from the coolant reservoir that is noticeable after shut downĢ. While working in this area it gave me a great opportunity to look more closely for leaks and I noticed two things that made me hold off on doing the timing belt:ġ. I had already bought a full timing belt kit with the metal impeller, but decided to get rid of my secondary air injection system/combi valve and reroute vacuum lines to get rid of the N112/N249, as I was having some issues with my SAI pump (rivets were missing) and both plastic lines connected to it were cracked. Couldn't see anything leaking definitively. Looked at the thermostat housing, the after run pump, the coolant flange on top of the bell housing, as well as looking at the timing belt area. Haven't been driving the car much because of this issue. I am stumped here, I have no idea how I could be losing this much, but having such a hard time finding it.Īny suggestions as to common areas to check or better methods of checking would be appreciated. The only thing I saw was some pink crustiness on a few of the oil drain pan bolts, towards the front passenger side, but after ~1 hour of idling and occasional revving/test driving and returning, not so much as a drop of any fluids on the ground. I got underneath it yesterday, with the car running, and looked around for quite some time but couldn't see any leaks. The weird thing is is that there is no exhaust smoke, no sign of coolant in the oil, or vice-versa, she runs fine, no smoking from under the hood (I assume no coolant hitting something hot and evaporating for this reason) and no visible dripping onto the ground of coolant. ![]() I topped it off with some spare coolant I carry and drove it home.Įver since it has been leaking a significant amount. ![]() Got the top fixed by a shop (took ~2 weeks), and upon picking up the vehicle the low coolant light is on. I left the car sitting this summer for ~3 months due to work related travel, came back and had someone slash the top 4 days after putting her on the road. About 1/2 gallon every 40 miles for 2 days.Ī little background: This car has never leaked coolant, I flushed it a year ago and replaced with G12 (or G12 plus, but the correct stuff in any case) and have never added, but check frequently (usually check all fluids at every fill-up). I am losing a substantial amount of coolant.
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