This Sucks!! Smoke.....
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Suck!
Pulling into work tonight my car started to steam a bit from under the hood... It started just as I was parking, so luckily it didn't get hot or anything, but there is definately a coolant leak from somewhere up front and it was sprayed all over everything.
I guess I will check it out in the morning, and hopefully it is just a hose I can go to Lexus and get and put on in the employee parking garage, because getting a tow truck in there isn't going to happen!
-Ethan
I guess I will check it out in the morning, and hopefully it is just a hose I can go to Lexus and get and put on in the employee parking garage, because getting a tow truck in there isn't going to happen!
-Ethan
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Shoulda bought mine! messing with you man. Sucks to hear it, but hopefully it's something pretty minor, and not a cracked radiator. At least it happened now, and not under boost at 170 mph. Boost is coming soon...right Ethan?
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I know how you feel E...I replaced my radiator and all hoses three weeks ago. Its good to have other cars to drive when you got work to do....( I had the hardest time sourcing some of the parts - lower hose, radiator...all had to be ordered...guess that tells you they are low failure items)
Good luck on that ( at least its bulletproof and you are not busted on boost as mentioned above)
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Good luck on that ( at least its bulletproof and you are not busted on boost as mentioned above)
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Originally posted by Richie
That sucks man.
I'm sure it will be a small thing but very inconvenient.
Maybe the engine is just saying it wants forced induction sooner then planed
That sucks man.
I'm sure it will be a small thing but very inconvenient.
Maybe the engine is just saying it wants forced induction sooner then planed
This stuff is adding up!
-Ethan
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Looking at it this morning it was difficult to locate the source of the leak as the fan had blown it all over everything. I am going to have it towed Fri morning when I get off work and hopefully I will know what it is this weekend.
-Ethan
-Ethan
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Originally posted by Dixond
I had the same problem with my car. Check between the fan shroud and the radiator. My radiator had a hairline crack in it. I bet money that is your problem.
I had the same problem with my car. Check between the fan shroud and the radiator. My radiator had a hairline crack in it. I bet money that is your problem.
What did you end up doing?
-Ethan
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Give the radiator top tank a check, this is a common failure problem on Soarers (yes I said Soarers, but should apply to SC I'm guessing). Hold on, I'll take some photos of which parts got soaked in coolant .
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