Coolant level in reservoir
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Coolant level in reservoir
Is it normal for the coolant level to decrease over driving 70k miles in 5 yrs? I'm currently at 102k, I noticed the other day that the reservoir was empty.. When I originally flushed back at 30k it was at the max line. The whole time the temperature was always the same, it never ran hotter or any different. I had it flushed finally when I noticed the reservoir, but it made me wonder if it was normal or not.
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Can't imagine this at all!
Coolant levels are those small items that need be checked every time you change oil! If you don't have a coolant leak there's such a thing as evaporation which is probably the case after 5 years. Members on Driver should care enough about their cars so they change oil as advised and check fluid levels when doing so!
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I'm gonna mark the level with a marker and put a date on it to test it out over time.
Don't ever recall seeing green spots on the floor beneath the car or any leaks from hoses, and there's the fact that the mechanic should have seen some spots or leaking during coolant flushes... So I'm sure it wasn't a leak.
Don't ever recall seeing green spots on the floor beneath the car or any leaks from hoses, and there's the fact that the mechanic should have seen some spots or leaking during coolant flushes... So I'm sure it wasn't a leak.
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I'm gonna mark the level with a marker and put a date on it to test it out over time.
Don't ever recall seeing green spots on the floor beneath the car or any leaks from hoses, and there's the fact that the mechanic should have seen some spots or leaking during coolant flushes... So I'm sure it wasn't a leak.
Don't ever recall seeing green spots on the floor beneath the car or any leaks from hoses, and there's the fact that the mechanic should have seen some spots or leaking during coolant flushes... So I'm sure it wasn't a leak.
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I had that issue too after I switched to my Mishimoto radiator. Was driving around for a while like that... Turns out the cap was defective, now it adjusts slightly depending on the temperature.
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Coolant going through the combustion process typically comes out as a whitish smoke, whereas oil on the other hand, is bluish. Even so, if it were just a drop or two now and then, you would never even see either one. It typically has to be fairly large amount, or a constant delivery of a small amount, to manifest into a cloud of colored smoke coming out the tail pipe.
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