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11-27-2001, 01:10 AM

one morning i woke up and started my car and pulled it out of the garage and let it sit there to warm up...and while i went into my garage i saw my car was leakin something..i poped open my hood and  there was anti-freeze all over my radiator...not all over but here and there...i wiped all that shit up and drove it around for a while and park it again and it wasn't drippin no more....anyone ever had this??? the radiator wasn't leakin or anything...i double checked that...

HippoSleek · 11-27-2001, 07:42 AM

Barring a visit from the anti-freeze fairy <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>, you have a coolant leak from somewhere.  Double check your radiator and the nearby hoses.  Check the bottom of the hood for steam marks left from where the leak may be.  If you are having trouble finding it, check your coolant level every day before driving.  Too costly to go unfound, IMHO.

chickenmanq · 11-27-2001, 06:48 PM

Does your radiator have a plastic cap on the top? A lot of those designs leak around the plastic top.

*drifterx* · 11-27-2001, 06:58 PM

is the radiator empty now?

11-27-2001, 10:23 PM

nah the radiator is normal...coolant is still at a very good level...no more leaks though..i've been driving around for  two days now and it's all normal now...so i really don't know...

*drifterx* · 11-28-2001, 08:54 AM

maybe u have a very small leak in your radiator... either that or someone slaps some on your car when u were driving........
usually small leaks become big ones..........
keep watching it

11-27-2001, 01:10 AM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	one morning i woke up and started my car and pulled it out of the garage and let it sit there to warm up...and while i went into my garage i saw my car was leakin something..i poped open my hood and  there was anti-freeze all over my radiator...not all over but here and there...i wiped all that shit up and drove it around for a while and park it again and it wasn't drippin no more....anyone ever had this??? the radiator wasn't leakin or anything...i double checked that...

11-27-2001, 07:42 AM	#2
HippoSleek Nissanaholic! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: elsewhere Posts: 2,081 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Barring a visit from the anti-freeze fairy <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>, you have a coolant leak from somewhere.  Double check your radiator and the nearby hoses.  Check the bottom of the hood for steam marks left from where the leak may be.  If you are having trouble finding it, check your coolant level every day before driving.  Too costly to go unfound, IMHO.

11-27-2001, 06:48 PM	#3
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Does your radiator have a plastic cap on the top? A lot of those designs leak around the plastic top.

11-27-2001, 06:58 PM	#4
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	is the radiator empty now?

11-27-2001, 10:23 PM	#5
Guest Posts: n/a	nah the radiator is normal...coolant is still at a very good level...no more leaks though..i've been driving around for  two days now and it's all normal now...so i really don't know...

11-28-2001, 08:54 AM	#6
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	maybe u have a very small leak in your radiator... either that or someone slaps some on your car when u were driving........ usually small leaks become big ones.......... keep watching it