kdozier Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hey guys! I've got another strange problem going on with my Del Sol. I can fill up the coolant overflow reservoir (doesn't have any cracks or anything that I'm seeing) and every few days the bottle will be empty. Coolant is leaking out from somewhere near the top. I just can't pinpoint where. There is coolant on top of the radiator. There is coolant drops on the cap of the overflow bottle. There is evidence of coolant even on the valve cover. Whatever it is it's causing the coolant to spew... but no visible smoke is coming from the engine while driving. I can stop the car and look under the hood and the problem will not reveal itself. Just evidence that I've lost coolant... What kind of problem might I be looking at? The radiator cap might not be holding pressure? The hose that connects the overflow bottle to the radiator isn't cracked or leaking and the overflow cap is nice and tight. I'm not running hot at all it's just i'm losing my reserve coolant. Any opinions are greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raley Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Id say hidden hole on rad hoses or on the res bottle.... leave it empty and see if coolant is going down in the rad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 have you tried replacing the rad. cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdozier Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 It was indeed a simple fix. The overflow bottle hose was leaking right at the radiator. The spring-clips holding it on were weak. A new piece of hose and two small clamps and it's fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raley Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 told ya it was a hidden leak... glad you got it all figured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelSolSweetie Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 my idea was cooler never put a 18 pound cap on a stock radiator though my boyfriend and brother in law thought they'd be nice and get a new cap for mine since it was leaking while at the store.. guy we know at the store thought an 18 would be nice... it exploded the radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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