Low coolant light was on...is it possible to put too much coolant in the engine?
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Low coolant light was on...is it possible to put too much coolant in the engine?
I was on my way home today when I noticed the low coolant light was on. I pulled over to the side of the road and checked the level. Sure enough, only about 2 inches on that thing were wet....not dripping, just had a different color. So I stopped at a Auto Parts store and got some Prestone Dexcool prefill mix, so I didn't have to monkey around with mixing water. I added some, and after the first new measurement, the wet line seemed to have gone past the FULL HOT mark already. So I figured I was good to go and start the engine. The light comes, and goes off....I drive off, and maybe a block down the street the light comes on again. I stop, and check the coolant level again. Now mind you, that stuff seems kinda hard to check because I have like droplets on the front side where it says full hot and full cold, but almost nothing on the back side. So I keep wiping it dry and putting it back in there, and now it seems like its wet to almost the end of the fat part of the dipstick, but yet the low coolant light still comes on. If I turn the dipstick around, it looks mostly dry??? I am confused!
How the hell do you read that thing properly??
If the front of it is accurate, and I am almost at the end of the fat part of the stick...did I overfill the car with coolant, if so...what should I do about it?
Grr....little idiot lights can drive a man crazy.
Manny
How the hell do you read that thing properly??
If the front of it is accurate, and I am almost at the end of the fat part of the stick...did I overfill the car with coolant, if so...what should I do about it?
Grr....little idiot lights can drive a man crazy.
Manny
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Yeah, I checked the radiator and the overflow tank. I left my house to go to a party, and the light would like dimly come on...then go off again. Then it stayed off until about 5 miles down the road when it came on again. I guess the sensor is shot. On the way back, the light stayed on the entire time. I am gonna check both the radiator and overflow tank again tomorrow when the car is cold.
Uhm...the overflow is the thingy on the passenger side where the battery is where it says "coolant only" and has a dipstick in the cap, right?
Uhm...the overflow is the thingy on the passenger side where the battery is where it says "coolant only" and has a dipstick in the cap, right?
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Originally Posted by MannyZ28
Uhm...the overflow is the thingy on the passenger side where the battery is where it says "coolant only" and has a dipstick in the cap, right?
lol, i thought that was the blinker fluid