Major coolant leak!
#1
Major coolant leak!
Guys,
I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic last night when i noticed steam coming from under the hood. I pulled off to the side shortly after and i heard sounds like that of water/liquid boiling over coming from under the hood. After i opened the hood there was a lot of steam (not smoke ) coming out and i noticed a huge coolant leak from under the engine, it was literally raining and i am thinking a coolant line might have burst? I am not the most mechanically adept person on the planet so i thought i might share this to see if any of you out there has had similar experiences? Could it be covered under a recall/warranty that anybody knows of? Btw I drive a 2004 RX8 with only 30k miles on it ...
I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic last night when i noticed steam coming from under the hood. I pulled off to the side shortly after and i heard sounds like that of water/liquid boiling over coming from under the hood. After i opened the hood there was a lot of steam (not smoke ) coming out and i noticed a huge coolant leak from under the engine, it was literally raining and i am thinking a coolant line might have burst? I am not the most mechanically adept person on the planet so i thought i might share this to see if any of you out there has had similar experiences? Could it be covered under a recall/warranty that anybody knows of? Btw I drive a 2004 RX8 with only 30k miles on it ...
#2
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Were you able to isolate the leak?
If so, and you have the car, post a picture of where you're leaking coolant and more people will be able to help you.
I have not heard of a coolant recall, but one of the more experienced guys will be able to say for sure.
If so, and you have the car, post a picture of where you're leaking coolant and more people will be able to help you.
I have not heard of a coolant recall, but one of the more experienced guys will be able to say for sure.
#7
fIXED :)
Thanks for everyone who posted. I was able to get it fixed as it turned out to be a faulty radiator cap (which caused the leak under pressure). It was nighttime when the incident occured so I was not able to isolate the spot of the leak and i couldn't get it to leak again after pouring in more coolant, so i took it to Pepboys where they discovered it was a $10 radiator cap that caused all this trouble...which has me a lot more relieved but next time I will check the cap
#10
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I had something similar happen to me a in late October/early November. Turns out some critter chewed on the hose up by the overflow, which caused it to burst. It would have burst sooner except that apparently the sensor in the coolant bottle wasn't working (which is why I had an issue with the light blinking on and off despite topping off the fluid). I was told that because of that, the pressure was low in the lines. When the sensor was replaced it normalized the pressure, causing the hose to blow after about an hour of straight driving at highway speed. They replaced my hose for free.
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