Coolant drops on floor

[springer123]

I had some coolant on my garage floor also. Turned out it was only a coolant hose clamp. Replaced the clamp ($2.00) and the leaked stopped. Good luck!

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by springer123

I had some coolant on my garage floor also. Turned out it was only a coolant hose clamp. Replaced the clamp ($2.00) and the leaked stopped. Good luck!

And… to keep the coolant system sealed, you may want to buy a worm type clamp that you can open and install around the hose without removing the hose.

A couple of weeks ago I got under my son Jetta and found two clamps on the lower radiator hose (spring type and worm type) and remember that several years ago, he had a small leak but he was late for a meeting, so we added the worm type clamp without removing the hose (and hot coolant), and completely forgot about it..
Yes, I know is not the proper way, but it works..

[Rob175]

Crazy stuff.....took the car out for a 2 hour ride yesterday, parked it back the garage with the usual piece of cardboard under it to catch the coolant drip.....to my surprise, NO DRIPS this morning!?!?

So, did I overfill the coolant tank when the coolant dash light was blinking? Did it just "magically" fix itself? Crazy stuff!

[kk2002s]

I personally would not want my coolant level to be at high mark when cold.
Your quote "...The coolant tank is filled to the “max” level when cold...... perhaps it’s just overfilled?..."

I like to keep my level between the marks cold.

So overfill definitely a concern/contributor
Also any air trapped could cause issues.

Have you made sure there are no WP, hose leaks, evidence of seeping?

[Rob175]

I've been procrastinating on lifting the car and checking the WP or hose connections mainly because I don't have access to a lift and to be honest I want to be present and look for myself IF I take it to my indy Porsche shop. (ie: trust but verify...LOL).

I'm thinking that I overfilled the coolant tank this year when I took it out of it's winter storage. As I said, when I first took it out of storage the dash "low coolant" light was blinking (as it has done the last 2 years when it came out of storage) so I added only 1-1/2 cups of 50/50 water/coolant. That was enough to cover the coolant sensor, and also brought the tank level to the "max" mark on the tank when cold.

At this point I think I'll just monitor the situation and if the issue happens again I'll take it in. With the summer driving season ending October, if I can wait until then to bring it in that will be my plan....unless it drips again.

Thanks for the advice.

[Rob175]

Strange....no more drops on the floor after the last few drives..... Did it magically fix itself? Have the hose connections "softened up" with use after the long winter storage?....who knows? I'm just glad that the drops on the floor have stopped.