radiator light

adammickeymikey · 03-12-2007, 01:22 AM

nevermind i got it

IHateHacks · 03-12-2007, 01:55 AM

"what the hell is going on?"

You are low on coolant.

The sensor is in the bottom of the overflow tank. Why you are low, that is a matter of opinion. Could be anything from a leaking coolant hose (and there are alot of them), a leaking radiator, a leaking heater core, a leaking water pump, or a leaking head gasket. It doesn't have to be leaking coolant on the ground, if the head gasket is leaking it will "just disappear" leaving you with an empty coolant overflow bottle.

mrnickleye · 03-12-2007, 05:20 AM

NO. Hard braking is not gonna cause you to loose coolant. The bottle is normally only 1/2 full, so there is plenty of room to splash around without spilling out.

03-12-2007, 01:22 AM	#1
adammickeymikey Stock Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cali Posts: 11	radiator light nevermind i got it Last edited by adammickeymikey; 03-14-2007 at 05:38 PM.

03-12-2007, 05:20 AM	#3
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	NO. Hard braking is not gonna cause you to loose coolant. The bottle is normally only 1/2 full, so there is plenty of room to splash around without spilling out. __________________ Had a Red 1989 N/A. Automatic. Sports Pkg. w/wing. TEMS, and some nice MODS. Sold to a friend 10/08/08.

03-12-2007, 01:55 AM	#2
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	"what the hell is going on?" You are low on coolant. The sensor is in the bottom of the overflow tank. Why you are low, that is a matter of opinion. Could be anything from a leaking coolant hose (and there are alot of them), a leaking radiator, a leaking heater core, a leaking water pump, or a leaking head gasket. It doesn't have to be leaking coolant on the ground, if the head gasket is leaking it will "just disappear" leaving you with an empty coolant overflow bottle.