Coolant game streaming out

[jb92563]

When you loose coolant do you top it up after?

Be careful to only fill the tank to the correct line marked on the tank.

I mention that because if you overfill the tank it will always barf out the surplus while you are slowed and typically parking the car.

I only had this problem once when I decided that the coolant level needed to be near the top line and the car was on a bit of an incline so on level ground it promptly barfed the rest out after a drive while parking.

There was no issue, just too much liquid and not enough expansion room in the bottle due to my overfilling it.

[MacGrad]

I'm topping it up, but only to a point above the minimum level - since it's not a constant leak, and I can't figure out a pattern to it, I figured there's no sense wasting coolant by filling to the max line.

Yesterday was a great example: coolant leak in effect, and needed to refill. Added coolant mix to a 1/3 between min and max markings on the tank. Leak continued, and could see a drip trail on the road/driveway when I went to visit my dad.

Drove home and parked in the lot; checked a couple hours later, and no coolant puddle; nothing this morning, either and coolant level seems to be holding.

It's gotten to a point where I keep a spare jug of coolant in the trunk because I can't tell if/when I'll need it.

[jb92563]

It seems like there might be an airpocket still.

I would drive a few more days with the burp valve lever UP to let out more air.

I just noticed your from Hamilton, ON. and a McMaster U grad?

I went to Mohawk college in the 80s for civil engineering tech, but recareered in the 90's in Computer Science at Ryerson U. and U of T.

The followed the work to CA, USA in 2000.

Small World!