Hi all.
I'm up to ~2k miles on #1934. Yesterday, I took a ~1.5hr trip to have lunch with some coworkers/old friends. We walked by the car about 1/2 hour after I got there, and my friend noticed a puddle underneath. It was coolant.
I opened the hood on the still-warm engine, and the reservior was full, green, and had obviously depressed through the cap at some point after I parked. I didn't notice any overheating on the way there, and I paid close attention during the rest of my driving that day. No overheating indicated by gauge, nor any symptoms of overheating. Parked in the garage last night (as always), no coolant on the floor this morning. Unfortunately, I was running late, and didn't look at the cold coolant level, which I meant to do.
Anyway, nothing seems immediately wrong, but as the coolant system was NOT recently topped off, I have to wonder why it would be coming out of the overflow/pressure relief after all this time.
Am I missing something obvious? Could I be having a serious problem and not know it? I know a head gasket failure could overflow the reservior depending on location, but there is no oil in my water. (nor, for that matter, is there water in my oil)
Any ideas? I don't really want to have to give my baby to a dealer if not necessary.
Joe
I'm up to ~2k miles on #1934. Yesterday, I took a ~1.5hr trip to have lunch with some coworkers/old friends. We walked by the car about 1/2 hour after I got there, and my friend noticed a puddle underneath. It was coolant.
I opened the hood on the still-warm engine, and the reservior was full, green, and had obviously depressed through the cap at some point after I parked. I didn't notice any overheating on the way there, and I paid close attention during the rest of my driving that day. No overheating indicated by gauge, nor any symptoms of overheating. Parked in the garage last night (as always), no coolant on the floor this morning. Unfortunately, I was running late, and didn't look at the cold coolant level, which I meant to do.
Anyway, nothing seems immediately wrong, but as the coolant system was NOT recently topped off, I have to wonder why it would be coming out of the overflow/pressure relief after all this time.
Am I missing something obvious? Could I be having a serious problem and not know it? I know a head gasket failure could overflow the reservior depending on location, but there is no oil in my water. (nor, for that matter, is there water in my oil)
Any ideas? I don't really want to have to give my baby to a dealer if not necessary.
Joe