Coolant problems........HELP!
09-16-2003, 11:51 AM
#1
Coolant problems........HELP! OK guys I need a little input.
Yesterday after a hard session of lapping I drove the car to the office and worked all night. I go out to the car and start it. IMMEDIATELY the low coolant light is on. I figured "no big deal, I'll just let it warm up and the water will expand and at least get the light to go off until I get home to add some fluid". Well I get out of the parking lot and immediately notice that wonderfull
sweet smell of coolant in the exauhst. So I pull over and pop the radiator cap and per inside. BONE DRY! I milk the car to the nearest service station to add water to it. It took quite a it, but the temp came back to normal pretty fast.
First thing out of the ordinary I noticed:
While adding water with the engine running (to circulate the cool water to the motor) I noticed that water was coming out of the recirculater VERY intermittently (its the little hole that sprays water into the radiator right under the cap).
Second thing I noticed:
On the freeway the temps stayed normal. But if I had to stop and the revs came to an idle it would start heating up right away. And anyone with a 99+ car knows that if the temp needle moves a hair thats a fairly large temp increase. But as soon as the revs got above 1800 the temp would drop. This makes me think now that with the first problem I noticed that the water pump is going bad.
when I got home I noticed NO leaks anywhere under the car. and when I pulled the cap off the radiator and the water level was down about 3-4inches. Where could it be going? And from the above info would you gather that the water pump is going bad?
any inut would be appreciated.
Yesterday after a hard session of lapping I drove the car to the office and worked all night. I go out to the car and start it. IMMEDIATELY the low coolant light is on. I figured "no big deal, I'll just let it warm up and the water will expand and at least get the light to go off until I get home to add some fluid". Well I get out of the parking lot and immediately notice that wonderfull
sweet smell of coolant in the exauhst. So I pull over and pop the radiator cap and per inside. BONE DRY! I milk the car to the nearest service station to add water to it. It took quite a it, but the temp came back to normal pretty fast.First thing out of the ordinary I noticed:
While adding water with the engine running (to circulate the cool water to the motor) I noticed that water was coming out of the recirculater VERY intermittently (its the little hole that sprays water into the radiator right under the cap).
Second thing I noticed:
On the freeway the temps stayed normal. But if I had to stop and the revs came to an idle it would start heating up right away. And anyone with a 99+ car knows that if the temp needle moves a hair thats a fairly large temp increase. But as soon as the revs got above 1800 the temp would drop. This makes me think now that with the first problem I noticed that the water pump is going bad.
when I got home I noticed NO leaks anywhere under the car. and when I pulled the cap off the radiator and the water level was down about 3-4inches. Where could it be going? And from the above info would you gather that the water pump is going bad?
any inut would be appreciated.
09-16-2003, 01:17 PM
#2
LS1Tech Co-Founder
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Re: Coolant problems........HELP! Top it up completely cold, then run it and top it up for 4-5 minutes.
If you are down 3-4" inches the next day you are using coolant or leaking it.
In my case I had a blown head gasket.
If you are down 3-4" inches the next day you are using coolant or leaking it.
In my case I had a blown head gasket.
09-16-2003, 04:11 PM
#4
Re: Coolant problems........HELP! How do you know when you have a blown head gasket? Does it make a ticking noise or would coolant leak from the side of the head?
I cant seem to find out whats wrong with my car, got that same coolant smell and a ticking noise from the driver side head?
I cant seem to find out whats wrong with my car, got that same coolant smell and a ticking noise from the driver side head?
09-16-2003, 04:32 PM
#5
Re: Coolant problems........HELP! i have a problem involiving coolant also, i drove my car all the way down the shore about 100 miles, pulled up to my freinds house, gave it rev maybe 3,000 or so, then i heard something like a slight psssss sound like pressure realesed and my car stalled, started it up stalled again, then i popped the hood and ther was green antifreeze sprayed all over hte engine, let it cool, looked for leaks, or broken house, found none, then i noticed the one house coming out of the thermostat and running back to my heater core was slid back a little, took the clamp off and got a new one, the one u can actually tighten, i put it on, and the car was fine, but 1 problem, now my air condition dosnt work, does anyone no why? let me know
