Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:21:11 +0100 From: "Roger Hyde" <rogerhydenopsamorld.com> Subject: Re: Radiator Leak??
"Ted Harris" <slberfuchsnopsamcom> wrote in message news:20020705224103.01577.00004098nopsamg.aol.com... > WAlked back to my parked car this afternoon and noted a small pool of > antifreeze near the front right wheel ... looked underneath and it was unclear > if it had come from my car (1996 9000 CSE). > > Got in and started the engine and the "check radiator" light came on briefly. > Drove home watching the temp but it did not climb, only a half mile drive. > Turned the car off and looked under the hood, the coolant level was above the > minimum line but only slightly. Let the car sit, nothing else ran out, no more > leaks (assuming the firt one was mine). Turned the car on again a few hours > later and the "check radiator" light came on again for jsut a second. Turned > it off and will call my mechanic in the AM. > > Meanwhile, any thoughts? I did check to see if any of the obvious hoses were > loose and they were not. > > Thanks in advance, > > Ted > Ted Harris > Resource Strategy > Henniker, New Hampshire On the bright side it could be that the coolant has simply been overfilled and is leaking out when the system is pressurised after a run. Could also be a faulty expansion tank cap allowing the collant to leak. Has the car been serviced lately. On the down side it could be head gasket failure, causing undue pressurisation of the coolant check for white smoke from the exhaust, oil in the coolant and or coolent in the oil.... I think gasket failure is less likely Keep an eye on the water level. The level sensors do go faulty, it could be related or it could be a red hearing.
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