the car beeped as if i had low coolant today....... so i was being very cautious the whole day, and filled it up til full of coolant....... drove around for a half hour and the coolant level was fine, no drops on the ground.



when i stopped, i usually keep my key in the on position for the fan to just blow all the hot air out.. and looked under the car, and it was gushing coolant!!!!!





i start the car and it slowly stopped.... i dont know if it was because it ran out of coolant, or because i started the car. anyway..... thats my new dilema.



i filled it up again with coolant, and i wanna see what happens, ill drive very slowly around town to see what happens.





2 months back, and i have all these problems, gggrrrrrrrrrrr





thanks for all your help

 

water pumps can fail where they seal under load like when the car is running but leak when the car is off under the pressure of the coolant. i have seen it on several other makes of car. especially chevys where it is ok until it stops then it pors out of the weep hole. this is all assuming it is leaking from the pump. so is it?

 

oh and i do have a water pump and gasket if u want /need it mazda part still in box

 

so were exactly is it leaking?

 

kyle,



one of the most common, and most overlooked, areas of the i have no coolant problem stem from the lower AST hose. the tank will not leak while the car is running, but will turn into niagra falls once the car is turned off, due to the pressure release and fill up....phisics i guess......

 

i agree that has happened to me b4. but ive had everything go wrong with my cooling system so thats not sayin much

 

Martin told me it was leaking like around underneth the radiator. he told me to check the posts cause the coolant is low again after he put some in... I just realized it could've been when i got the oil change... hmmmmmmmmmm

 

ive had a small coolant leak for a while then one day it started gushing out. radiator itself was spewing.maybe get the coolant pressure tested?or if its leaking bad squeeze the big coolant hose???thats how i found my leak.

 

here is where its spilling from, as you can see.... there is nothing on the ground right in that picture, i jsut turned the car off 5 minutes prior to the picture.

 

radiator dude!