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Antifreeze and Engine Coolant Questions

Total questions: 1088

How do you fix an antifreeze leak?
Popularity: 303

Why would coolant leak from the overflow bottle?
Popularity: 185

Why would antifreeze leak out of the heat ducts?
Popularity: 173

Why would a car overheat if there's plenty of coolant?
Popularity: 146

Where could an antifreeze leak be that would not be found by a pressurized test?
Popularity: 131

Is extended-life anti-freeze safe?
Popularity: 114

Why would antifreeze leak into the oil?
Popularity: 113

How do you fix your car if it is leaking antifreeze and power steering fluid?
Popularity: 105

Why would you only get 2 quarts of antifreeze out of your radiator when there is supposed to be 11 quarts of fluid in the system?
Popularity: 86

Why would your antifreeze level keep dropping if there is no leak evident?
Popularity: 85

What is the problem in the car when you hear the radiator coolant boiling and so called thermostat housing--this is what auto zone called it but its not where therm is located--keeps cracking.?
Popularity: 84

How do you change antifreeze in a 1998 Nissan Quest when you cannot seem to find the drain plug?
Popularity: 83

What might cause loss of coolant in a diesel van?
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What should you do if you tried radiator sealant but your car is still leaking antifreeze?
Popularity: 82

What is the problem if when your car is running hot you put coolant in but after driving 10 minutes the coolant goes into the overflow jug?
Popularity: 76

Is it safe to drive a vehicle that has antifreeze mixing with oil?
Popularity: 74

How do you add antifreeze fluid?
Popularity: 72

Is anything wrong if you smell coolant when you turn on your air conditioner?
Popularity: 70

Can pure antifreeze leak from a cylinder head without oil traces in it and can antifreeze leak from an intake gasket?
Popularity: 70

How do you change the antifreeze?
Popularity: 65

What would make water shoot from a hole on the engine block behind the water pump?
Popularity: 65

What does it mean if there is a strong smell of gasoline in your coolant fluid?
Popularity: 64

Does a water pump leak when the car isn't running?
Popularity: 62 | Needs Answer

If after two hours in traffic your 1994 Pontiac Sunbird begins to smoke and green liquid comes out the bottom after you park is it safe to drive?
Popularity: 62

What does burning coolant smell like?
Popularity: 60

Why would there be coolant in your exhaust?
Popularity: 60

If your car looks like it is leaking coolant on the passenger side of the motor from a pipe that runs above the alternator what could this be?
Popularity: 60

How do you fix an antifreeze leak where the coolant goes though the engine?
Popularity: 59

Why is the antifreeze a milky color?
Popularity: 58

What does it mean when the coolant in overflow tank is boiling?
Popularity: 57

What happens if you accidentally put oil in the coolant reservoir?
Popularity: 57

Why would a 1993 Dodge Caravan be losing antifreeze but not leaking anywhere?
Popularity: 56

How do you fix a cracked radiator reservoir?
Popularity: 56

If the low coolant light comes on and you add plenty of antifreeze why does the light stay on and what does it mean?
Popularity: 56

Why does coolant leak after running your engine but not while driving?
Popularity: 54

What would be the problem if you replaced the water pump and thermostat 3 times you have enough coolant but it looks like it is leaking anti-freeze?
Popularity: 53

If you lost most of your antifreeze over a two day period how much damage could this have done?
Popularity: 52

Why does antifreeze leak and it only smell when the car is running and sitting still?
Popularity: 52

What does 'professional flushing of antifreeze' mean?
Popularity: 51

What makes the liquid in the overflow for the raditor bubble Also it's making antifreeze come out the engine seal not the head gasket what would cause this?
Popularity: 51

You forgot to add water to the coolant and now it is too full What should you do and is this okay?
Popularity: 48

What happens if you mix different kinds of anti freeze?
Popularity: 47

Why does the coolant reservior overflow everytime the car is parked?
Popularity: 47

Will water in the coolant make a problem?
Popularity: 46

Car overheated and water was added and the car stayed in parking lot for hours and it would not start?
Popularity: 45

What is happening when the coolant reservoir is overpressurized and starts leaking from the cap Is this a thermostat problem or cooling fan switch problem?
Popularity: 45

Why would the coolant not circlulate even after you have replaced the water pump and the thermostat twice bled the system and checked for blockage?
Popularity: 44

How do you recharge the AC on your car?
Popularity: 43

Why would a car get hot if you have checked all hoses and the radiator?
Popularity: 43

Why would a car leak antifreeze while driving?
Popularity: 42

How can you tell why a 98 Pontiac Sunfire is leaking antifreeze without taking it to a mechanic?
Popularity: 42

Can you mix red and blue antifreeze?
Popularity: 41

How do you fix an antifreeze leak after replacing thermostat?
Popularity: 39

What does it mean when a car overheats only when you turn on the air conditioner?
Popularity: 36

Does radiator coolant have anything to do with the air conditioning?
Popularity: 36

Why would Anti freeze leak from the cap?
Popularity: 36

Why would coolant overflow from the tank?
Popularity: 36

Where are the freeze plug and weep hole on a 93 Saturn SC2?
Popularity: 36

Where is the coolant drain plug on engine block of 2000 5.3 L FWD Suburban?
Popularity: 35

How do you replace the low coolant sensor?
Popularity: 34

Why would the antifreeze in your car smell like fish?
Popularity: 34

What is njtsrn qt 1 listed in the ingrediants of coolant?
Popularity: 34

What kind of antifreeze does a 2002 Toyota Avalon have in it?
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Is it true that you cannot mix any antifreeze in a 2000 VW Beetle GLX 1.8 turbo except the VW antifreeze G12A8D that is only available from the dealer for 25 dollars?
Popularity: 33

Why is antifreeze coming out tailpipe?
Popularity: 32

How do you fill the water and coolant in a 91 ford escort since it has two caps on the radiatorwith one saying coolant only?
Popularity: 31

How to reconnect your coolant reservoir?
Popularity: 31 | Needs Answer

'Why would my car get hot if I have checked all hoses and radiatar and they are fine it does suck up water way fast but no leaks?
Popularity: 30

The dealer says you have a cracked head or block antifreeze is leaking from behind the water pump any help?
Popularity: 29

Why would a temp gauge in a car go up like the car is going to overheat when the temp gauge sytem light stays off?
Popularity: 27



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