Coolant

[Butterfly]

I keep needing to refill my coolant so I'm guessing its leaking though i never see marks under where i park. This something I can fix my-self or should i just put it in a shop?

[Dudesky]

Way too open ended- not enough information for anyone to give any sort of advice. Any telltale signs of dried coolant in the engine bay? Any smell of coolant? Can you trace it further? Tailpipe billowing white smoke? Motor running okay? How's the temp gauge? Heater works well? Are you handy with tools?

[drz]

Just get a new car.











(or maybe give us more information so we can help you out )

[xsperf]

what it probably is is a gasket somewhere, so it only leaks when the car is hot and there is pressure in the coolant system, it could also be your heater core, turn on your heater and see if you can smell anything and see if after a while you lose coolant

also, how rapidly are you having to refill?

[3050rpm]

Your heater valve could also be crapping out. I was having coolant loss but couldn't find anything on the ground, and oil analysis should nothing leaking that way. Eventually I did see some coolant on some hoses in the engine compartment and traced it back to the heater valve, right by the firewall. Apparently the leak was large enough to result in cooland loss over time, but small enough not to hit the ground, and only be dissipated while driving. I can't recall what I paid to replace the heater valve, maybe $250 parts and labor, and while supposedly it's a DIY job, I found getting to the valve was a real p.i.t.a. I think my mechanic had to get at it from underneath the car. Anyway, that was the problem in my case, and as with other cooling system-related problems with these cars (water pump, radiator) it's not all that uncommon.

[Butterfly]

Sorry I cant give you that much information, I just don't know that much. Ive refilled it 2 times this past month and a half. I'll try doing some of the tips you said, maybe have a friend look at it thanks.