fitefanSHO
SHO Member
About a thousand miles ago, I had a bunch of work done on my SHO, including upper & lower radiator hoses and a new thermostat installed. Prior to this, I had only experienced a slight leak at the upper radiator hose, my temp gauge was consistently at the R when the engine was warmed up, and the low coolant light never came on.
Not long after the work was done, I developed a coolant leak on the passenger side. Pressure tested the system, no leaks were found. Replaced the radiator cap though because it was old. Either coolant was leaking at the cap or the overflow has a leak.
Not long after this, a leak developed on the driver side, a steady drip-drip-drip right towards the front of the engine. So, I would check the radiator everyday (it was always to the max) and I'd top off the coolant overflow bottle.
This only seemed to make matters worse, so I decided to stop adding coolant to the overflow bottle. Sure enough, both leaks stopped and I have not smelled that nasty coolant smell in my SHO since. I check the radiator daily now and add a very small amount of coolant every morning to top it off. My temp gauge is on the R sometimes, and sometimes it's in the middle, and sometimes it's around A.
Sometimes I can hear coolant sloshing (sounds like water flowing) around the system, and I never heard that on any car I ever owned, so I don't know what to think about that, or the fact that my temp fluctuates so much. I don't think I have any more coolant leaking but I must because I put in some new coolant everyday and the coolant overflow bottle is nearly empty.
Given all this info, does anyone have any idea what's going on with my coolant system?
Oh, and I don't think coolant is getting in my oil, because the oil level is consistent and don't see it when I check (visual and smell) the oil and nobody ever says anything about it having coolant in the oil when I get the oil changed.
SHO, gotta love it!
Thanks!
Not long after the work was done, I developed a coolant leak on the passenger side. Pressure tested the system, no leaks were found. Replaced the radiator cap though because it was old. Either coolant was leaking at the cap or the overflow has a leak.
Not long after this, a leak developed on the driver side, a steady drip-drip-drip right towards the front of the engine. So, I would check the radiator everyday (it was always to the max) and I'd top off the coolant overflow bottle.
This only seemed to make matters worse, so I decided to stop adding coolant to the overflow bottle. Sure enough, both leaks stopped and I have not smelled that nasty coolant smell in my SHO since. I check the radiator daily now and add a very small amount of coolant every morning to top it off. My temp gauge is on the R sometimes, and sometimes it's in the middle, and sometimes it's around A.
Sometimes I can hear coolant sloshing (sounds like water flowing) around the system, and I never heard that on any car I ever owned, so I don't know what to think about that, or the fact that my temp fluctuates so much. I don't think I have any more coolant leaking but I must because I put in some new coolant everyday and the coolant overflow bottle is nearly empty.
Given all this info, does anyone have any idea what's going on with my coolant system?
Oh, and I don't think coolant is getting in my oil, because the oil level is consistent and don't see it when I check (visual and smell) the oil and nobody ever says anything about it having coolant in the oil when I get the oil changed.
SHO, gotta love it!
Thanks!
