Coolant Loss
I have a 2002 Accord LX 2.3 VETEC with 86K. I am losing coolant, but don't see any leaks. I have replaced the radiator, which was starting to seep at the upper tank. I also replaced the upper and lower hoses and two of the small water hoses that carry coolant to and from the throttle body. I also replaced the rad. cap, the thermostat and gasket. I don't see any white smoke from the exhaust, the car runs fine. The coolant reservoir does not leak, yet every time I fill up with gas I check the coolant reservoir and it is empty, which works out to be about every 350 miles. Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas?
Check the transmission fluid for coolant contanination. The radiator might be leaking coolant into the transmission fluid.
Thanks, I had checked that before I changed the radiator and again afterward. The radiator had been seeping a bit from where the crimps secure the upper plastic tank, but there is no indication of coolant seepage into the trans fluid or the engine oil.
remove the spark plugs and check to see if they're wet with coolant.
Thanks! I'll give it a try. At this point I'm open to all suggestions!
fluids don't disappear. it could either be leaking from your head gasket into your combustion chamber where it is burning. or it could be leaking into the oil. so when you are at wide open throttle there is no smoke coming out? have you had someone look behind you while you try it? does under your hood smell? kinda a sweet smell? what i would do is i would pressurized your cooling system see if its holding pressure.
I own the same car as you wit bout 10,000 miles less. I would check the oil and see if its a milky color. But i really cant see the head gasket goin bad at 85k miles. Otherwise go 2 a trusted mechanic of yours and have them pressure test it. Or if ur mechnically inclined buy yourself a pressure test kit and look for leaks.
if you are mechanically inclined you could do a compression test. then a cylinder leak down test.
I have a 96 accord 4dr and im also losing radiator coolant without any obvious leaks. I do detect a burning/sweet smell from my under the hood every so often. what coukd this possibly mean??? please help
I have a 1996 Honda Accord LX 2.2L doing the same thing. I have to refill the reservoir with new coolant, I have no leaks at all, I just recently changed the lower radiator hose, the upper radiator hose, the heater hoses and my heater valve is not leaking and is working just fine. I do not have any white smoke coming out of my exhaust, I have pulled out all four of my NGK cables to see if they are wet with coolant and they are bone dry all four cylinder cables are bone dry, I have checked my oil and it is clean not milky at all, I also changed the thermostat and thermostat gasket with all Honda OEM parts. I am dumb founded please help, my car has only 134K miles on her and the engines responds with power every time I hit the gas. She drives smooth and handles amazing, the engine is strong and I am going nuts trying to find were the coolant is going. I really don't think my head gasket is warped or messed up, but that's all it could be, is it really my head gasket? My mechanic said he would change it with a new one for $300 because he knows me and I always go to him, I just recently did my timing belt and water pump with him for $200 all OEM Honda parts from Japan. Please anyone help.
Yes I had the same issues with my 2001 accord turns out every 4 days had to add about a liter of coolant so I changed the thermostat the water pump the hoses the plugs the wires everything and then I did the pressure test and yes it was the head gasket gone bad replaced it and problem solved so yes I recommend you the head gasket pressure test.
I own the same vehicle and had to take the head off it this weekend. I have been getting oil in the coolant reservoir and it spread to engine. After taking head off and inspecting I found no. 1 cylinder had a hairline crack just outside of metal slivers witch runs against the piston. So I have two options. Either replace block or cleanup and reassemble motor with new gaskets and once it's all back together put in a good block sealer into radiator and cross your fingers. I have nothing to lose. It's one of those do or die things. Wish me luck. So I reccomend putting a radiator pressure tester on your system and see if it holds 13 pounds of psi or look inder
Yes hi i have a 2003 honda accord a while back it started to over heat so i replaced the radiator and after that was done it still will over heat and also everyday i had to put antifreeze into the radiator and reservoir. Everyday both the radiator & reservoir were empty. Do you know what is the problem still ?
