Coolant reservoir overflow leak
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Make sure you have the heat blaring on full hot when burping, so you get all the air out of the heater core.
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Yes, when I burped the system, I had the heat of full blast with AC off. I even revved it to about 2500 RPM which seemed to help coolant circulate through the system. Then I topped everything off and went on a drive, all of the coolant came back out of the reservoir.
I went and got the system pressure tested today, everything came back fine. I might take it down to another shop by my work tomorrow and have them take a look. I'll report back after that.
I went and got the system pressure tested today, everything came back fine. I might take it down to another shop by my work tomorrow and have them take a look. I'll report back after that.
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Yes, when I burped the system, I had the heat of full blast with AC off. I even revved it to about 2500 RPM which seemed to help coolant circulate through the system. Then I topped everything off and went on a drive, all of the coolant came back out of the reservoir.
I went and got the system pressure tested today, everything came back fine. I might take it down to another shop by my work tomorrow and have them take a look. I'll report back after that.
I went and got the system pressure tested today, everything came back fine. I might take it down to another shop by my work tomorrow and have them take a look. I'll report back after that.
Best case scenario: clogged radiator or broken / improperly installed thermostat. I'd lean toward this unless the previous owner ran it dry completely until it stopped.
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Put some clean cardboard down in your garage and park your vehicle over it. If you have a leak, you will see the water/coolant stains in the morning.
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