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Old 12-23-2010, 10:21 AM
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Re: Weird coolant system problem

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Originally Posted by lokizan2 View Post
Im sorta a noob to auto repair so forgive me, the first time to took the rad cap off while engine running the car was hot already. i just went out there while the car was cold took the rad cap off and started the car, i saw no bubbles or gushing fluid out of the rad this time. Also for my car to be showing these low coolant lights, the coolant was damn near filled in the radiator already!! I put a little bit in there to bring the level to the top of the rad. If the low coolant light is coming on should the fluid level in the rad be whey down there in the radiator?
don't go to a dealership with a car this old !

you will find many recommended auto repair shops that can fix this.

lets say it is the head gasket . the exhaust gases get into the coolant cause it to bubble/air the water pump pumps water not air. this then causes a very weird coolant / heater operation.

you or the repair shop must pressure test and find the leak . loosing coolant , cannot see where its going correct ? this is the first step , in locating the cause of your issues.

coolant fill bottle still full , this is usually what happens when gases are injected into the coolant,or the connection to the radiator is defective/leaking.
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