Coolant leak
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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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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 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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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.
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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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.
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.
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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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.




