 Gen II Swap -- Odd Coolant Issue -- HELP! |
 Jun 18, 2009 - 5:45 PM
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Noticed it last week, progressed to a head just now when my wife got home. Last week when I'd get home I'd hear some gurgling coming from the cooling system. Last night when my wife got home it was steaming out of the vent in the overflow resevoir. Today she just parked in the driveway and there's a huge puddle of boiling coolant under the car that's coming from that overflow resevoir vent.
The car is NOT overheating. It's running fine. So that kind of rules out the thermostat as if it was stuck closed there'd be obvious indicators. No leaks or cracks noted. Oil is fine in color as is coolant. Thoughts? --------------------  |
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Jun 19, 2009 - 7:38 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '05 From Fort Wayne, IN Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
Follow-up -- New cap seems to have fixed the problem. There was no out of normal things going on when I got to work this morning.
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Jun 19, 2009 - 8:08 AM
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QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 19, 2009 - 7:38 AM)  Follow-up -- New cap seems to have fixed the problem. There was no out of normal things going on when I got to work this morning. yea, if the cap was bad, i would be willing to bet just as art said that it was your problem, its what keeps the system pressurized. -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Jun 19, 2009 - 8:27 AM
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QUOTE (presure2 @ Jun 19, 2009 - 8:08 AM) QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 19, 2009 - 7:38 AM) Follow-up -- New cap seems to have fixed the problem. There was no out of normal things going on when I got to work this morning. yea, if the cap was bad, i would be willing to bet just as art said that it was your problem, its what keeps the system pressurized. Sad part is that I had it off the previous night, noticed it, and didn't even think about it.  Got what I got for that one, a nice puddle of coolant on the driveway. Glad I got it fixed though. She's sitting in the base car show this afternoon (hoping to win the modified class). -------------------- |
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Jun 19, 2009 - 8:41 AM
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QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 19, 2009 - 8:27 AM) QUOTE (presure2 @ Jun 19, 2009 - 8:08 AM) QUOTE (Fastbird @ Jun 19, 2009 - 7:38 AM) Follow-up -- New cap seems to have fixed the problem. There was no out of normal things going on when I got to work this morning. yea, if the cap was bad, i would be willing to bet just as art said that it was your problem, its what keeps the system pressurized. Sad part is that I had it off the previous night, noticed it, and didn't even think about it. Got what I got for that one, a nice puddle of coolant on the driveway. Glad I got it fixed though. She's sitting in the base car show this afternoon (hoping to win the modified class). glad ya got it sorted man. GOOD LUCK IN THE SHOW!! -------------------- Former Team 5SFTE pro member ;)
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Fastbird Gen II Swap -- Odd Coolant Issue -- HELP! Jun 18, 2009 - 5:45 PM
lagos anything change in your intercooler setup to block... Jun 18, 2009 - 5:53 PM Fastbird Nope. Nothing there was changed. I did find last... Jun 18, 2009 - 5:58 PM lagos That could be the problem.
That spring is what ke... Jun 18, 2009 - 6:05 PM
Fastbird QUOTE (lagos @ Jun 18, 2009 - 6:05 P... Jun 18, 2009 - 9:08 PM Fastbird Was the cap. No boiling when I got home a while a... Jun 19, 2009 - 6:38 PM lagos glad it was something simple and easy to fix.
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