Anti-freeze
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Anti-freeze
I noticed the other day that there is a small puddle of antifreeze on the garage floor. It is a 04 with a little more than 6000 miles on it. The coolent doesn't seem to be low. Should a make a trip to the dealer?
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I noticed the other day that there is a small puddle of antifreeze on the garage floor. It is a 04 with a little more than 6000 miles on it. The coolent doesn't seem to be low. Should a make a trip to the dealer?
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It's your water pump. I just had mine replaced two weeks ago. Mine would only leave about a teaspoon of coolant every 4 or 5 days, but it wasn't going to get better on its own. I never did have to add any coolant, but could tell the resevoir was creeping downward.
Mine is an 04 with 21,000 miles.
I just hope the new one had some sort of upgraded parts, otherwise I assume I will be going back again in the future.
Chris....
Mine is an 04 with 21,000 miles.
I just hope the new one had some sort of upgraded parts, otherwise I assume I will be going back again in the future.
Chris....
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Some folks with early cars noticed puddles of coolant under their cars and took them in for service to find that the engine block itself was leaking (cracks in housings-- manufacturing defect). The remedy: an engine swap, covered by warranty. It's been a while since someone's posted an issue like this. but if you do a little searching, you can find:
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=crack+coolant
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=crack+coolant
Otherwise, as others have mentioned, it could just be a leaky water pump.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=crack+coolant
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=crack+coolant
Otherwise, as others have mentioned, it could just be a leaky water pump.
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