again, while fockin with my belly pan the other day, i noticed that my upper radiator hose had a little drip/leak up at the hose joint at the upper radiator mount. now, from there, i opened the coolant filler neck, and as usual, the coolant level was towards the lower part of that housing. it usually rests around 1 inch above the bottom, or right around the lower factory screw tap. so i simply adjusted the hose, and all seemed well.....but.....

last night when i started my car b4 i left work, i noticed the coolant buzzer almost immediately. i shut the car off, and opened the coolant filler cap. there was no coolant to be seen, so, being the worried fd owner that i am, i broke out the coolant from the rear bin. now, it only took about 2 cups of coolant, or enough to fill the filler housing area.

my question is this.....did i close up some kind of vacuum opening by fixing the leak in the upper hose, and thus allowing the coolant to better spread through the coolant system, or do i have a greater problem.

I HIGHLY double that i have a coolant seal leak, but there IS always the possibility...right? buy then again, there is NO trace of coolant in the exhaust....sight nor smell......

i can not see any leaks, but am going to put another style hose in the upper location. i have never liked the joiner pieces that greddy sent with the FMIC, and want only a hose there, i think that the hose is a weakness in the system, since it has so many joints on it......


any input is greatly appreciated....

louis

 

you probably just had air in the system and youll be more comfortable with this evaluation if it doesnt happen again.You should check the overflow to make sure it is at the correct level,because if its not full then the system wouldnt be able to pull coolant back into the system thus resulting in a low coolant warning.now that iI think about it my 2nd suggestion is probably most likely.

 

this was my deduction. thanks for the reply..

lou