I then looked on the ground for any evidence of a leak and saw none. I tried that, but perhaps the car did not get hot enough, or there wasn't a leak evident to that method. I read from a post that a simple test you can do is to start the car, run it a little, turn it off, and then listen for a leak. I added some water (maybe 1.5L) to the radiator to top it off and I filled the reservoir to the "MAX" line. The reservoir was completely empty, and the radiator had a low level of water. I was unsure what type of coolant my car used, so I just went to the dealer and got a container of what was standard. I decided not to go with pure water because I have read that a 50/50 ratio of coolant to water is desirable and figured even if it were leaking, should it be slow, I should follow best practice. Great answers here, I just wanted to post what I actually ended up doing in the hopes of it helping someone at some point, or maybe to satisfy curiosity. Can I put pure water in the radiator and overflow tank and limp the car 30 miles (mostly on the freeway - yikes)? I am assuming I will have to make a few stops to fill the overflow (not touching the radiator). Also because of this assumption, I am weary of putting coolant in if it is just going to leak out. The radiator is new so I do not suspect it is the source of this issue.īecause I am assuming there will be a leak, I think that when I drive it, it will most likely loose coolant. I assume there is a leak in a hose, connector, or perhaps the water pump. However, the mechanic I trust and usually use is about 30 miles away. When I inspected the vehicle, I realized that the coolant overflow was empty and the radiator's coolant level was rather low (not sure exactly how low but it seems at most 75% remains). I was told it gets close to the upper limit very quickly upon running the car. Recently, I was informed that a car I share ('02 Nissan Sentra) was close to overheating.
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