Where did my EVO 8's coolant go? Bottle always near empty???
Nov 13, 2008, 05:25 PM
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Where did my EVO 8's coolant go? Bottle always near empty???
I just noticed just within the last week my car has been consuming a lot of coolant. I would fill it up the the max mark, then go for a drive, park the car and come back to find that the coolant bottle is near empty??
What gives?
I dont see any leaks, no smoking, and my oil is free from coolant, and the car makes tons of power w/o any problem??
What gives?
I dont see any leaks, no smoking, and my oil is free from coolant, and the car makes tons of power w/o any problem??
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Nov 13, 2008, 06:45 PM
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Check everywhere...get under the car and inspect all hoses/radiator/head/water pump/etc.. If you can't find anything get a cooling system pressure test done, you'll have to go somewhere or buy the tool kit. Check to see if you're losing pressure then inspect for leaks.
Nov 13, 2008, 06:53 PM
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Its normal for some coolant to dissapear, but not that much, could be a blown head gasket, but depends on where its blown will depend if you notice it or not. Is the car heating up at all? Even if it doesn't could mean that it needs to be pushed but just driving around town? How about a crack in your coolant resivour? haha. You never know.
Nov 13, 2008, 07:05 PM
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Its normal for some coolant to dissapear, but not that much, could be a blown head gasket, but depends on where its blown will depend if you notice it or not. Is the car heating up at all? Even if it doesn't could mean that it needs to be pushed but just driving around town? How about a crack in your coolant resivour? haha. You never know.
The car heats up to normal operating temperatures just fine.....
crack in my coolant resevoir? possible, I'll have to check, but I highly doubt it.
Nov 13, 2008, 07:14 PM
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My car does the same thing too???? No leaks and I have a Koyo radiator and everything looks fine? I fill bottle up twice in the last 6 months but No leak... nothing??? And mine has been empty for the last 2 weeks and the radiator is still topped off just the bottle goes empty??? Really what gives? does this thing still have air pockets in it or do it just drink the stuff?
Nov 13, 2008, 07:15 PM
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my water pump is as old as the car, and the car is a 2005 model.....
The car only has 18,000 miles on it.
My car does the same thing too???? No leaks and I have a Koyo radiator and everything looks fine? I fill bottle up twice in the last 6 months but No leak... nothing??? And mine has been empty for the last 2 weeks and the radiator is still topped off just the bottle goes empty??? Really what gives? does this thing still have air pockets in it or do it just drink the stuff?