mpaganr34
11-24-2010, 11:45 PM
So I was driving to work today, and as I was going I smelled something odd. It's cold and I had my heater on, so I figured it was just that since it usually smells weird.
But then I heard the beep, I checked my dashboard and it said COOLANT TEMP. I looked at my temperature gauge and it was in the red!
I shut the car down mid roll and coasted into the nearest parking lot fearing the worst, popped the hood, and there was no smoke at all. I turned it on real quickly, and the temperature stayed right in the middle where it should be.
After that, I opened the coolant reservoir slowly, and there was no coolant in it. At all. On the other side of the car, it had all spilled out right behind the passenger side front wheel. I went and bought a couple of gallons of water and put one in because that's all I had, and it's been fine since, but I'm worried something might happen again and I may not be so lucky. Anybody know what the deal is?
Also, I searched and couldn't find anything that appeared to be the same thread, which is why I posted a new one.
But then I heard the beep, I checked my dashboard and it said COOLANT TEMP. I looked at my temperature gauge and it was in the red!
I shut the car down mid roll and coasted into the nearest parking lot fearing the worst, popped the hood, and there was no smoke at all. I turned it on real quickly, and the temperature stayed right in the middle where it should be.
After that, I opened the coolant reservoir slowly, and there was no coolant in it. At all. On the other side of the car, it had all spilled out right behind the passenger side front wheel. I went and bought a couple of gallons of water and put one in because that's all I had, and it's been fine since, but I'm worried something might happen again and I may not be so lucky. Anybody know what the deal is?
Also, I searched and couldn't find anything that appeared to be the same thread, which is why I posted a new one.