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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 01:21 AM
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Failed water pump or jammed thermostat could also be issues to look at
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 06:59 PM
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Failed water pump or jammed thermostat could also be issues to look at
I'm gonna start small by replacing some old hoses and flushing radiator if that's not it I'm taking it to moore auto
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 07:02 PM
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It sounds like your motor getting way to hot, thats why it will be ticking so bad. Any greyish colour to oil or oil in your coolant??? Pin hole bubbles in ur radiator also indicates head gasket failure. Have u tryed bleeding air out of your coolant lines?
He coolant in the reservoir bottle is pure coolant no oil. I'm gonna check the radiator and see what it's looking like. No coolant in my oil.
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 10:33 PM
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He coolant in the reservoir bottle is pure coolant no oil. I'm gonna check the radiator and see what it's looking like. No coolant in my oil.
This exactly how my issue started. Small hose by radiator cap. Got worse, went everywhere else and we put clamps on lines and just kept findind places to escape. We couldnt pin it down to one issue but I did head gasket and studs and problem gone. Mine started blowing fuses as water pissing out line and onto fuses. We wasted a lot of time before we did what we did. Good luck m8. Let me know how you get on as im interested what problem is
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Evo5madness
This exactly how my issue started. Small hose by radiator cap. Got worse, went everywhere else and we put clamps on lines and just kept findind places to escape. We couldnt pin it down to one issue but I did head gasket and studs and problem gone. Mine started blowing fuses as water pissing out line and onto fuses. We wasted a lot of time before we did what we did. Good luck m8. Let me know how you get on as im interested what problem is
I appreciate the responses. I might just have to do a headgasket replacement and throw in headstuds while I'm at it. My car having 105k I need to start freshening things up
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Old Nov 13, 2013 | 11:48 PM
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I would check the turbo coolant hoses, as well as your radiator hoses. the turbo coolant hose burst on me while driving. I replaced it with some 3/8" silicone hose from napa. if it is the return hose, then there may be an issue as to why it is pushing that much fluid back to the resivior. or it could just be a hole in the hose. I would get it pressure tested for sure, but you may have a headgasket/ thermostat issue as well. good luck brother.
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 12:47 AM
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I would check the turbo coolant hoses, as well as your radiator hoses. the turbo coolant hose burst on me while driving. I replaced it with some 3/8" silicone hose from napa. if it is the return hose, then there may be an issue as to why it is pushing that much fluid back to the resivior. or it could just be a hole in the hose. I would get it pressure tested for sure, but you may have a headgasket/ thermostat issue as well. good luck brother.
Thanks boss, things become harder when your not very mechanically inclined and this is your first turbo car lol
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 12:48 AM
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I would check the turbo coolant hoses, as well as your radiator hoses. the turbo coolant hose burst on me while driving. I replaced it with some 3/8" silicone hose from napa. if it is the return hose, then there may be an issue as to why it is pushing that much fluid back to the resivior. or it could just be a hole in the hose. I would get it pressure tested for sure, but you may have a headgasket/ thermostat issue as well. good luck brother.
It was my turbo hoses started hissing 2nd and pissing water everywhere. Then tps line ripped off behind the clamp lol
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 08:48 AM
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Glad you found the cause and fixed it.
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Old Nov 14, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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Top off your coolant and have it pressure tested will show where the leak is. Fastest way to find the leak.
^^^ Coolant leaks GL finding the issue
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 05:25 AM
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Ok guys a little update. I finally got around to looking at the car cause I've been away since the issue happend. I pop off the radiator cap and it's empty. I couldn't find any bad hoses. How common or unlikely is it for my radiator cap to fail? I see coolant leaked around the rad cap and dripped alongside the fan and that side in general.
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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Seen a few cheap radiator caps have that rubber seal on the bottom get pulled off the cap itself or get stuck to the radiator. Also seen aome with ballooned rub er seals from oil contamination when the headgasket blew on the engines. The one on my talon failed to hold pressure. Maybe weak spring. While the engine was hot, I could hear coolant enter the overflow after I get home from work, but the engine temp normal.
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 06:52 PM
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The think is my cap looks super healthy. I have no idea if us sounds like a headgasket issue
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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I noticed a hissing sound today when I pulled into the driveway, and the plastic end tank has a hairline crack right down the center going from front to back. Bummer. At least mine was easier to diagnose, but definitely don't overlook that plastic end cap because they will crack under pressure/temps.
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Old Nov 15, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Crimson_Phoenix
I noticed a hissing sound today when I pulled into the driveway, and the plastic end tank has a hairline crack right down the center going from front to back. Bummer. At least mine was easier to diagnose, but definitely don't overlook that plastic end cap because they will crack under pressure/temps.
Plastic end cap? Are you referring to the rad cap? I hear he hissing sound when I got back from a drive he day it happened.
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