Coolant leak
Drewet88
02-20-2006, 10:49 PM
I have a 91 Toyota Tercel and whenever I start my car coolant spews out of the reserve tank.
About half of the fluid in the radiator spews into the reserve tank and then the tank overflows.
I have no idea what it could be.
I was going to change hoses and see if that helped anything but I wanted to get some advice before I started buying and changing stuff for no reason.
About half of the fluid in the radiator spews into the reserve tank and then the tank overflows.
I have no idea what it could be.
I was going to change hoses and see if that helped anything but I wanted to get some advice before I started buying and changing stuff for no reason.
97cavalier
02-20-2006, 11:03 PM
is it warm when it does this?
Drewet88
02-21-2006, 02:31 AM
No. It happens right at start up. The car doesn't even have time to warm up.
But the reserve tank has steam coming out of it when it happens as if it was boiling.
I just cant see it being hot because its on for less than a minute.
But the reserve tank has steam coming out of it when it happens as if it was boiling.
I just cant see it being hot because its on for less than a minute.
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