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? 
James
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? James
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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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Last edited by legendary; Aug 10, 2004 at 05:43 PM.
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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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Jose
. Jose