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Old Jun 28, 2023 | 06:31 AM
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Loosing coolant through the little hole on the coolant reservoir! Even with the plastic end! Does anyone have this problem? If so how do I fix it?
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Old Jun 28, 2023 | 06:56 PM
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Is there too much coolant? Is the car overheating?
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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by TobiasSing
Is there too much coolant? Is the car overheating?

I changed everything you can think off to stop this leakage!
1.Radiator
2.Inverter Radiator
3.Water Pump
4.Inverter Waterpump
5.Coolant Reservoir
6.Head Gasket
7.Intake Manifold
8.EGR Valve
9.EGR Cooler
10.PCV Valve
11.Ignition Coils
12.Spark Plugs


only thing I havnt changed is the thermostat which might be the cause of it. I don’t see any leakage from anywhere so I don’t know only from the top of the coolant





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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 06:46 PM
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Do you have an OBD2 reader that you can plug in under the dash and read the water temperature? This car doesn't have a water gauge, but it does have a light to say if it's overheating. My guess is overheating. I have a data reader on mine so I can make sure it's running right around 186°. If your thermostat is stuck closed, it can overheat the engine. My guess is that coolant is boiling out of the overflow port. But I would check the water temperatures before doing anything else.
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Old Jun 29, 2023 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TobiasSing
Do you have an OBD2 reader that you can plug in under the dash and read the water temperature? This car doesn't have a water gauge, but it does have a light to say if it's overheating. My guess is overheating. I have a data reader on mine so I can make sure it's running right around 186°. If your thermostat is stuck closed, it can overheat the engine. My guess is that coolant is boiling out of the overflow port. But I would check the water temperatures before doing anything else.


I don’t have that reader but I’ll put it on my to do list. It’s not showing the light that shows it’s overheating but it might have coolant that isn’t coming back maybe. I’ll have the mechanic change the thermostat tomorrow and I’ll keep you updated. So weird thanks for the help again! It’s hard trying to keep everything maintained
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Old Oct 28, 2023 | 08:44 AM
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Cablivi. Did you ever get any resolution
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