Fluid Leak
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I have noticed a red/orange tinged fluid leak, several cc's, adjacent to the passenger front tire. The fluid is in front of the tire, appears from the wheel well and only leaks a few cc's upon parking the vehicle after my daily Saturday drive. Any ideas on what it is or on the cause ?
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Just to update, I got the radiators from FCP Euro (Best prices and they have a lifetime warranty). installed them over the weekend and filled them back up. OEM (same exact model as the ones I took off) quality and fitment.
Pretty easy repair. The hardest part was filling the coolant back up without the vacuum system but I got it figured out
Pretty easy repair. The hardest part was filling the coolant back up without the vacuum system but I got it figured out
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Joined: Dec 2013
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Just to update, I got the radiators from FCP Euro (Best prices and they have a lifetime warranty). installed them over the weekend and filled them back up. OEM (same exact model as the ones I took off) quality and fitment.
Pretty easy repair. The hardest part was filling the coolant back up without the vacuum system but I got it figured out
Pretty easy repair. The hardest part was filling the coolant back up without the vacuum system but I got it figured out
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Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Sumter, SC
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I lost about 2 gallons of coolant removing the radiators so I jacked the back of the car up and filled up as much coolant as it would take (about 1/2 of a gallon). I replaced the coolant system cap. I left the car jacked up and started the car and turned on the heater on high. I let it get up to temperature, revving the car to 2500ish rpm.
I turned the car off and flipped the lever on the coolant system pressure cap(not sure the exact name but it is a spring controlled vent). When I did that, the reservoir tank emptied and filled the system.
Then removed the cap again and filled up a little more than a gallon to fill the reservoir. Replaced the cap and went for a drive for about 20 min. When I got home I repeated the process of flipping up the lever on the cap and it pushed the remaining amount of coolant out of the reservoir into the system. I filled it up again to the max level.
Since then I have driven about 2 hours and the coolant level hasn't dropped and all the radiator hoses are nice and hot. There might be some small air trapped but the temp gauge holds steady at 180 degrees even her in SC.
I will have a shop check it when I drop it off for the next service when I have the TPMS replaced.
I turned the car off and flipped the lever on the coolant system pressure cap(not sure the exact name but it is a spring controlled vent). When I did that, the reservoir tank emptied and filled the system.
Then removed the cap again and filled up a little more than a gallon to fill the reservoir. Replaced the cap and went for a drive for about 20 min. When I got home I repeated the process of flipping up the lever on the cap and it pushed the remaining amount of coolant out of the reservoir into the system. I filled it up again to the max level.
Since then I have driven about 2 hours and the coolant level hasn't dropped and all the radiator hoses are nice and hot. There might be some small air trapped but the temp gauge holds steady at 180 degrees even her in SC.
I will have a shop check it when I drop it off for the next service when I have the TPMS replaced.
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