loss of coolant
08-02-2002, 09:29 AM
#1
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Yesterday i had a massive, rapid (10 min) loss of coolant. my 86 GXL is in the shop now, awaiting diagnosis. i had not overheated and am hoping for the best. i saw a title of a Mazda Technical Service Bulletin (EOO194 Oct.94) titled "Coolant -Propylene Glycol Based not recomended. What should i have them fill up with?
Thanks to the guys to chatted with me last night.
Thanks to the guys to chatted with me last night.
08-02-2002, 11:24 AM
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Coolant seals inside where?
Here is what happened. Car ran fine all day, it oddly stalled once, but i did not think much of it as i had the wheels in a sharp turn and i have had that happen before. Had been driving stop and go for about 5 hours. No overheating. On the last trip i parked and came back within 10 minutes a large pool of antifreeze was on the pavement. i checked the resovoir and it was at the full line, not above or below.
Saw there was a spray pattern of antifreeze on the internal parts (over radiator etc. ) but no definate place that i could see it had come from.
Walked to a station and they came and had a peek and said "drive it over here". i hesitated but started the car, within 10 sec the alarm went off and the "add coolant light" was on.
Towed it to a import repair shop. He just called with the preliminary findings. He says i was down about a pint of antifreeze only, and after topping it he ran it w/o it running hot or any other signs of what had happened.
i had asked him to put his smog detector device to the coolant and check for hydrocarbons. it was negative. Thats the good news for me.
Now he is going to run compression on the coolant system and check the seal of the thermostat.
This is the first time using this repair shop. It's hard being a girl with a car.
Ps. i dont know where you were last night either
Here is what happened. Car ran fine all day, it oddly stalled once, but i did not think much of it as i had the wheels in a sharp turn and i have had that happen before. Had been driving stop and go for about 5 hours. No overheating. On the last trip i parked and came back within 10 minutes a large pool of antifreeze was on the pavement. i checked the resovoir and it was at the full line, not above or below.
Saw there was a spray pattern of antifreeze on the internal parts (over radiator etc. ) but no definate place that i could see it had come from.
Walked to a station and they came and had a peek and said "drive it over here". i hesitated but started the car, within 10 sec the alarm went off and the "add coolant light" was on.
Towed it to a import repair shop. He just called with the preliminary findings. He says i was down about a pint of antifreeze only, and after topping it he ran it w/o it running hot or any other signs of what had happened.
i had asked him to put his smog detector device to the coolant and check for hydrocarbons. it was negative. Thats the good news for me.
Now he is going to run compression on the coolant system and check the seal of the thermostat.
This is the first time using this repair shop. It's hard being a girl with a car.
Ps. i dont know where you were last night either
08-02-2002, 11:58 AM
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Heater hose is a likely suspect, I just redid mine.
The other hose that gets everyone sits under the intake manifold. Lots of labor to get it done unforunately.
As for coolant, I've used the green stuff all thist time dunno about others.
The other hose that gets everyone sits under the intake manifold. Lots of labor to get it done unforunately.
As for coolant, I've used the green stuff all thist time dunno about others.
