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FlyingDutchman 03-10-2009 11:18 AM

Muddy Liquid
 
I was walking past my car between classes just a min ago and i noticed a bit of water front of the car by the passengers side. There was a little bit by the headlight. Im not sure if its the upper or lower radiator is there an easy way to check?
is it safe enough to drive a couple of miles like that?

edit:

the brown is old lol my bad should flush it

LTb1ow 03-10-2009 11:58 AM

Could be the radiator drain petcock. Check it, and see if its tight.

FlyingDutchman 03-10-2009 12:04 PM

yea it seems thats where it came from seein it was all over the battery and what not

i retighented it so well see i guess

LTb1ow 03-10-2009 12:07 PM

Could be the overflow tube, did you overheat the car?

FlyingDutchman 03-10-2009 12:15 PM

no i dont believe so i drove like 8-10 miles at max

sweetbmxrider 03-10-2009 02:56 PM

could have been a loose rad cap as well.

Scrat's_Camaro 03-11-2009 02:08 PM

yeah definetly flush it, mine was so bad i thought i lost a head gasket and make sure to take out the overflow tank and rinse out really good cause that stuff doesnt come out with just a simple flush. also it could have came out the overflow tank cap if it was all over your battery.

FlyingDutchman 03-11-2009 10:00 PM

Coolant leak?
 
This happened x2 so far (yesturday and today) where i drove my car, got it hot (lil below 210) as usual. Park it and look at the front and it looks as though it released some pressure (along with some coolant) WTF?!?!??! :-x

Has anything like this happened to anyone else?

I also made sure the bottle and rad cap were properly tighented. I was thinking maybe the thermostat went bad? or is sticking? it doesnt happen everytime i park...

camaroAL 03-12-2009 12:25 AM

i live in oakland, if u would like i could come and check it out for u.

Mike 03-12-2009 12:40 AM

pull the battery out and check to see if the battery tray/coolant overflow bottle is cracked under the battery......seems to be a common problem if you replace the battery and get one that fits "good enough"

LTb1ow 03-12-2009 07:15 AM

Why are you letting it get that hot first off?

FlyingDutchman 03-12-2009 07:28 AM

its not that hot its less than 210 maybe like 180ish

sweetbmxrider 03-12-2009 03:09 PM

kinda common for the radiator to crack on that side too. run the car and watch to see where it leaks. then fix.

FlyingDutchman 03-14-2009 10:06 PM

yea the plastic on the side cracked like 4"

NJ Torque 03-15-2009 12:13 AM

on the rad or bottle?

FlyingDutchman 03-16-2009 01:15 PM

rad, maybe 5" below cap

sweetbmxrider 03-16-2009 03:09 PM

yeah that is a typical spot


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