Jump to content
SAU Community

Coolant level issues??

reecey

By reecey,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

reecey Contributor

reecey

Posted
Posted

I have just had my R32 GTS-T for just over 3 months (and loving it :D ).

I am having a problem with the coolant level. After a toping up the coolant levels & driving the car, when I next check it is has gone very low.

Upon inspection of my driveway I am finding puddles of coolant!

I am not finding the car running hot or anything.

I am thinking it could be a blocked up radiator or even just a stuffed radiator cap. Any suggestions as to the cause and how to fix this up?

Thanks

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/43405-coolant-level-issues/
Share on other sites
mcnamg Veteran

mcnamg

Posted
Posted

you may have a leak. do you notice any fluid under the car when you start it? if not it may be a leak that only causes fluid loss under pressure. I had a hole in the radiator of my wifes fairmont and it kept losing coolant but i could never spot the leak. It eventually overheated and i took it into get it serviced and repaired and they found a leak at the top of the radiator that was allowing fluid to escape under pressure.

so you should probably get it looked at its not worth the headaches if it overheats man

reecey Contributor

reecey

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Tanks for that.. I will get it checked out.

The thing that gets me is that it doesnt use all of the coolant. It will just get down to about 1/5th of the overflow as stays at that level? I checked the overflow and I cant see any holes.

I only notice the coolant appear after I have stoped driving. I think I should have a look under the bonnet after I have gone for a drive and see if I can find where it comming out of.

mcnamg Veteran

mcnamg

Posted
Posted

you will probably find that the heat under the bonnet is vapourising the coolant. the reason it is only getting down to a certain level is probably due to a pressure loss from the leaking coolant once a ceratin amount of coolant has escaped the pressure will have dropped to a point where there isnt enough pressure to push more coolant out.

but get the radiator pressure tested professionally man its not worth the headaches

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • PranK
      Anybody affected by the M1 minefield this morning?

      By PranK · Posted

    • PranK
      G'day!

      By PranK · Posted

      Welcome!  We're not all grumpy.    
    • GTSBoy
      G'day!

      By GTSBoy · Posted

      Welcome. We're all grumpy old men (and a few grumpy old women) who are slowly coming to hate these cars. Any of the newer owners who have joined in the last few years are rapidly catching up with us as they realise they have bought a basket case and that parts are getting difficult to find. Just be realistic about your goals. You'll need a fat stack of cash to buy an R34 GTR, and you'd be far better off using that to buy absolutely anything else (ie, shares, a house, scratchy tickets) unless that fat stack of cash is only ~10% of the actual fat stack of cash that you have. You'll never want to drive an R34 GTR on the street if you have fear of it getting destroyed. That's more or less true of the 33s and 32s also. Most of the RWD cars have been drifted backwards into power poles. No-one knows what they are worth these days because they are not changing hands. My car has notionally been down to <$10k value at some point and was probably sellable for $40-$50k in the height of COVID stupidity, but I have no idea what it's really worth now. It's irreplaceable anyway, because... where would I find one to replace it? Being realistic means either paying a lot of cash for a really really clean example that you will only drive on sunny Sundays, or buying one to daily that you will not want to be really really clean, for the same fears of destruction that applies to the GTR. I daily mine and some people think I'm crazy. But....to me it's just a car that I bought last century with the express purpose of driving it as my daily. The silliness that has happened since doesn't affect my original purpose. I have well and truly amortised the initial purchase cost and most (probably all) of the subsequent modification costs. But I don't think I could go out and buy one now to daily.
    • PranK
      Anybody affected by the M1 minefield this morning?

      By PranK · Posted

      This is insane! The M1 likely to be closed for the entire day!  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-02/m1-motorway-delays-as-metal-shards-cause-flat-tyres-/105242272  
    • RA708
      G'day!

      By RA708 · Posted

      Hey everyone! I'm quite young and I don't have enough to get a car right now but I love Nissan Skylines (Specifically the r34 GT-R. I'm so original I know.) and I would love to buy one in the future. I have no background knowledge, only an interest in cars, but I'd love to learn how they work so I can mod in the future. I've done some basic research on what model of Skyline I would start with and what mods to get started with are but nothing else. I'm here to learn! Hope you all have a great day
×
×
  • Create New...