Where's all the coolant going?
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Where's all the coolant going?
Changed my entire rubber coolant hoses recently because many were old and cracked. I performed the Billman method to bleed the system and got very hot air coming out of the vents on a cold start after 2-3 minutes.
Mishimoto radiator is less than 6 months old, there are no more apparent leaks, temp gauge is normal.
I overfill the reservoir slightly above max in case there are a few little bubbles left to sort themselves out.
This was all yesterday. This morning the reservoir is 50% under max.
Where's all the coolant going?
Car is supercharged and I live in the desert. Ambient temps yesterday and today are a cool 100f. Is this normal or do I still have a leak?
Mishimoto radiator is less than 6 months old, there are no more apparent leaks, temp gauge is normal.
I overfill the reservoir slightly above max in case there are a few little bubbles left to sort themselves out.
This was all yesterday. This morning the reservoir is 50% under max.
Where's all the coolant going?
Car is supercharged and I live in the desert. Ambient temps yesterday and today are a cool 100f. Is this normal or do I still have a leak?
#2
Water expansion,top it to correct level cold check again at cold.Keep checking for a day or 2.
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RQs2K (06-05-2022)
#3
Seems normal.
Water expands about 4% when heated from room temperature to 100°C -- normal engine temperature.
With 2.01 gallons of coolant in the engine and using water as a convenient liquid (I'm not chasing expansion rates for 50-50 coolant on one cup of coffee this morning ) that's about 10 ounces. The reservoir only holds 20 ounces.
-- Chuck
Water expands about 4% when heated from room temperature to 100°C -- normal engine temperature.
With 2.01 gallons of coolant in the engine and using water as a convenient liquid (I'm not chasing expansion rates for 50-50 coolant on one cup of coffee this morning ) that's about 10 ounces. The reservoir only holds 20 ounces.
-- Chuck
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RQs2K (06-05-2022)
#4
If you are using silicone hoses expect some evaporative loss.
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windhund116 (06-05-2022)
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Only fill it to the MAX line. No need to add coolant unless it's below the MIN line.
-- Chuck
-- Chuck
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