Coolant, where did you go?
05-19-2007, 10:31 PM
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1991 Toyota MR2, 2002 C32 AMG
Coolant, where did you go?
I was running my car really hard today on the expressway and once I stopped almost 3/4 of my coolant basically vaporized. Was my car so hot that it made the coolant evaporate? my temparature was reading in between 80 to 120 right in the middle. Should I be worried?
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05-19-2007, 11:58 PM
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No, the anticorrosion/antifreeze solution is not normally consumed whilst operating, even in sporting mode. Its level should remain relatively constant, allowing for requisite expansion and contraction cycles.
If your intercooler and its associated plumbing had not previously been properly bled or purged of residual air, than a sudden apparent decrease in antifreeze is no cause for alarm.
If your cooling medium continues to be consumed, it is imperative that you or a competent technician locate the source of its loss. Internal or external? If there is no evidence of fluids beneath the car, or in the engine compartment, then it may indeed be a faulty intercooler core.
If your intercooler and its associated plumbing had not previously been properly bled or purged of residual air, than a sudden apparent decrease in antifreeze is no cause for alarm.
If your cooling medium continues to be consumed, it is imperative that you or a competent technician locate the source of its loss. Internal or external? If there is no evidence of fluids beneath the car, or in the engine compartment, then it may indeed be a faulty intercooler core.
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When the engine is cold, mark your coolant level with a tape on the reservoir wall. Compare in a few days, again when the engine is cold. If you keep loosing coolant, run to the dealer (yes, run) for a glycol contamination test on transmission fluid. If not addressed in a timely manner, this can damage torque converter and transmission, big $$$. Such contamination is common for 02 and early 03 models, due to Valeo radiator leak.
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Thank you splinter for that detailed response.
If I were to take my car to the dealer and address this issue and it happens to be a contamination with the transmission, and I caught it in time, will I have to constantly have to ask them to do a Glycol test every oil change?
When the engine is cold, mark your coolant level with a tape on the reservoir wall. Compare in a few days, again when the engine is cold. If you keep loosing coolant, run to the dealer (yes, run) for a glycol contamination test on transmission fluid. If not addressed in a timely manner, this can damage torque converter and transmission, big $$$. Such contamination is common for 02 and early 03 models, due to Valeo radiator leak.
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Thank you splinter for that detailed response.
If I were to take my car to the dealer and address this issue and it happens to be a contamination with the transmission, and I caught it in time, will I have to constantly have to ask them to do a Glycol test every oil change?
If I were to take my car to the dealer and address this issue and it happens to be a contamination with the transmission, and I caught it in time, will I have to constantly have to ask them to do a Glycol test every oil change?
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When the engine is cold, mark your coolant level with a tape on the reservoir wall. Compare in a few days, again when the engine is cold. If you keep loosing coolant, run to the dealer (yes, run) for a glycol contamination test on transmission fluid. If not addressed in a timely manner, this can damage torque converter and transmission, big $$$. Such contamination is common for 02 and early 03 models, due to Valeo radiator leak.
