CBRD

iTrader: (60)

you have to make sure you dont have any air pockets in ur coolant system....

also, if the head has ever been off, we've seen cars lose coolant because of an issue with proper seal... we never found where it went, didnt mix with the oil.... re-did the head, with new gasket,and it was fine.

food for thought.

cb

keeler

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Ive had this issue for 20,000 miles? Car runs and drives great. Sometimes Ill go weeks without filling it and other times itll be every couple days. Compression and leakdown tests are good. No leaks anywhere. The car is bone dry underneath. Turbo has minimal shaft play and the car doesnt smoke. I just check it like I do oil and pour some in it occassionally. Never hurt anything

Blue Evo 8

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Wow, thread back from the dead...

Well, I put the stock radiator cap back on and my problem went away, and its been fine for months now. My coolant stays at the "max line" and I rarely if ever have to fill it.

My guess and conclusion is that the high pressure cap should be used in conjunction with the low temp Ralliart thermostat or something equivalent.

wiggam11

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my rad isnt low but overflow was low so topped it off today, is there somewhere i should take it to get it checked out to see if there is anything wrong, car never runs hot and no spots under it either

bbyevo8u

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can someone tell me how long the water pump lasts on our car?! cause i'm about to do the timing belt and i dont know if i should do the water pump also? ill have about 40k miles when i go to do my timing belt

wiggam11

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not sure on that on emine blew at 30k, thought timing belts needed changed at 60 k

bbyevo8u

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^^ yeah it does but i'm putting cam's in so i'm just going to do the timing belt also

how do you like your fidanza 4.3 clutch?

bbyevo8u

iTrader: (14)

bump.. when should the water pump be replaced?

wiggam11

iTrader: (12)

fidanza works good for me no issues, and judging by your mods your close to me so should work just fine

evofabulous

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i had that problem one time. my car pulled like normal, no coolant and oil mix, just consuming coolant like a champ. i was losing it out of my over flow tank under high boost... couldnt tell because i would always be driving hard whenever it would happen. i discovered it because i noticed a lot of dried up coolant on the rubber hose that comes out of the bottle and around it. sometimes i would have coolant on my passenger side front and on my rim. i then changed my thermostat and that didnt fix the problem. I had a friend come over and we discovered it was the head gasket. replaced it even though it didnt look bad and i have been driving my car for the past 6 months problem free

nval001

Pull your oil dip stick or look under your radiator cap and see if any mocha colored accumulation of oil. I if so headgasket problem, a slow indication also might be intermitent overheating but cools off immediately which is deceiving most of the time.

nval001

I agree with CBRD

Drill_Sergeant

iTrader: (21)

my oem cap was leaking pretty good with the CBRD radiator.

i bought a high pressure cap and havent had problems since then

bbyevo8u

iTrader: (14)

bump for water pump replacement!

20gmr

iTrader: (7)

When you raise the pressure any fluid is under it increases the boiling point. If i remember correctly you get about 3 degrees per psi you raise the pressure.