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Old 06-03-2014, 04:52 PM   #1
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Any thoughts? Is it normal to have to top off the coolant reservoir a few times with just slight fluid loss each time until system corrects and things go back to normal?

One more thing, I noticed the last time I drove the car the temp went up to i'd guess 190 degrees and held steady. I seem to recall that it always stayed right at 180 to 182 consistently previously.
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Old 06-03-2014, 07:09 PM   #2
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Might be just an air pocket somewhere causing an air lock.... when the system is cold open the cap and flip up the little arm on the release valve and start the engine... you should see the coolant flowing when looking into the tank..... give it a few minutes to circulate and then close the release valve and close the coolant cap again... it shouldn't spew over unless the tank/system doesn't hold the standard pressure causing the coolant to boil when the pressure lowers rapidly or too much pressure is building in the system from another source.... you're not seeing any discoloration of the coolant are you?
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