Coolant Leak

[Jhinson]

Came out of KFC a few years ago and saw coolant all around the rear of the car, started it up and it was fine, trying to get it home a very short distance. By the time I got home she was running pretty warm. It was the coolant cap, went to the dealer and like $60 for a coolant cap, but it is what it is. Fixed the problem. Like you I love the easy fix.

[Auf los!]

Extremely interesting thread. I have smelled coolant in the car for a few months, and in the last week I've been seeing coolant drip from the right rear wheelwell. I figured it was time for a new coolant tank. But I decided to take Krieger's lead and make sure that I don't just have a bad cap. Here is a pic of what I found, dried coolant coming out from under the bleed valve. So what do I do about this? Is there a gasket under the bleed valve that can be replaced?

[Auf los!]

OK, I answered my own question by searching and I found a thread from 2013...there are two O-rings under there that must have gone bad. I will probably replace the bleed valve for good measure. My cap is an -04, seems fine.