Coolant flowing

[g3vtir]

Hey guys,

On hot days, like today my coolant seems to be squirting out of the reservoir tank...my engine bay is covered in coolant and the reservoir has about 1cm of coolant left.

I dont drive my car often and never expected this. Is it because my coolant is boiling so its just squirting out due to the pressure?

The engine did not overheat, but it might soon if it keeps losing coolant this way...there are no other leaks i can find and the splatter in my engine bay when i try to trace its origin, it leads me to the reservoir.

Has anyone had this problem?

[JRC]

Your radiator is most likely cracked from a cold start......judging by th location of the squirts along the top......refill the coolant when the engine is cool.....start it up and let it warm up......and the coolant should spray out....otherwise one of the hoses is loose or leaking...

You hope its a hose as they are cheap as chips and easy to replace...

If it is the radiator depending how bad and where the crack is youll have to replace it......ie getting either an aftermarket or hitting up a wreckers.....

[bennjamin]

Please get your car to a professional mechanic ASAP...leakign coolant (or any fluid) is not something to procrastinate over !

[lerroy]

you dont wanna be like me and overheat your engine and have to pay alot more money get it fixed ASAP :)

[g3vtir]

Thanks for the tips....drove my car home from work just now and yeah its not just from the reservoir its squirting from....its all around the top tank of the radiator......it leaks where the top tank meets the radiator itself...going to Hanny's this Saturday....

[FR33K]

hey my radiators been cracked and i drive 100kms to work and back each day haha ull be fine !

nah but mine boils as well.. got exactly the same problem

[TRU32U]

mmmm could be
radiator crack (i dont think so)
loose hose
rad cap F*Ked up replace for 10 bucks see hwo u go
but i rekkon it COULD be the water pump if when u drive and park for 10 mins and still see water drippin somewhere its ur pump...
i had exact same prob cant remember what it was but :P

[wynode]

Sounds like a cracked top tank. You can get these replaced or get another radiator.

If the car isn't overheating and its spilling coolant into the overflow bottle......check your radiator cap.