Is this coolant hose supposed to connect to something?
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Is this coolant hose supposed to connect to something?
Picked up an f-sport intake from a fellow member and am in the process of installing. This is my first time under the hood on my IS350, so not exactly sure what things are supposed to look like. One thing that caught my eye was this coolant hose that appears to connect to nothing Is this supposed to connect somewhere or is this just for overflow? I can clearly see that the other hose connects to something....
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Sirachacha (02-01-20)
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Sorry to bring back an old thread, but my IS350 overflowed some coolant out that hose when I took it to the track. The water temperature and temperature gauge were normal the whole time, topping out at 203°F but somewhere in the 190°F range most of the time. It does not overflow under normal driving. Any idea what might be causing that? Is it normal or something to be concerned about?
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Under hotter than normal temps these motors tend to push coolant out the overflow tank/lid. Thus the pink crust around the lid/container lip. It's not a headgasket problem, as MANY experience this "problem" yearly over the summer months. During the winter months I've not had to clean off any coolant; but do expect to soon with temps reaching into the 80s already.
Perhaps you should start to use some Red Line water wetter on top of the coolant :
Also, what coolant do you use or what mix?
Is your radiator clean from debris? Anything blocking the radiator?
This is the first all aluminum radiator I've seen for the Lexus IS350 specifically; perhaps worth checking out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251805670064?lpid=82&chn=ps
Perhaps you should start to use some Red Line water wetter on top of the coolant :
Also, what coolant do you use or what mix?
Is your radiator clean from debris? Anything blocking the radiator?
This is the first all aluminum radiator I've seen for the Lexus IS350 specifically; perhaps worth checking out.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251805670064?lpid=82&chn=ps
Last edited by Gville350; 04-03-15 at 12:10 PM.
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Under hotter than normal temps these motors tend to push coolant out the overflow tank/lid. Thus the pink crust around the lid/container lip. It's not a headgasket problem, as MANY experience this "problem" yearly over the summer months. During the winter months I've not had to clean off any coolant; but do expect to soon with temps reaching into the 80s already.
Perhaps you should start to use some Red Line water wetter on top of the coolant
Perhaps you should start to use some Red Line water wetter on top of the coolant
It seems to overflow much less when the coolant is at the low line than the high line (measured when cold). Not sure if that is a good/bad thing.
I'm just using stock Toyota antifreeze. Will replacing it with fresh fluid help? I see it is on the 120k scheduled maintenance that I have coming up but it seems odd that it would ever need to be changed out.
Is there a way to check the inside of it visually since the radiator cap is on the engine block rather than the radiator? The outside is clear.