starlet86 Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Hi guys,Just bought a starlet ep82 a month ago and im very happy only i have a little problem!!I noticed the other day that my coolant was way below the minimum mark so i checked under the radiator cap and i couldnt see any in there too. I filled up the bottle top half way and seemed fine. After a motorway drive i pulled in and it was coming out of the overflow everywhere! Carried on driving and it was fine staying at a constant temprature. I pulled up into a garage and after being on tickover for a while it was really coming out everywhere again. I really dont know whats wrong with it and i dont know if its bad or not! Any help would be greatly apreciated. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tr1cky Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 so does it do it while yur drivin or just wen its left tickin over? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlet86 Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Yer it is a muddy brown colour! I have it booked in on wednesday now as i do not wish to cause any major damage! also turned my boost right down for the time being to reduce any risk to the engine. Im gathering from this info it could be a number of things?!?! Any ideas what maybe? Thanks again guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Ok, silly question, but to change the coolant, is it simply a case of disconnecting the hose from the top of the bottle, and then undoing the bottle from wherever it's attatched to?(in order to empty it)Only asking as my coolant is all muddy brown looking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bean Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 is the best coolent to use toyota coolent then? do they just sell this at the dealers in bottles or do you need to take one and they just sell it by the litre? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlet86 Posted November 19, 2007 Author Share Posted November 19, 2007 Hi there, Rite ive had the coolant system flushed and a new rad cap and no problems since (fingers crossed)! Im going to monitor it closely and make sure its sorted but all good so far!!Also in reference to people with same problem i took my car to a garage and he flushed the system twice through and filled it rite up with new coolant for £25 quid which i didnt think was bad and definanlty worth doing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Should any garage be able to flush the coolant system though?Or is it easy enough to do yourself?Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stup86 Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I want to drain my coolant and refill but I'm not sure of how to do it properly.Do I just drain the rad and then fill it back up until it hits the full mark? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikey Jay Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 Halfords do pre-mixed stuff to, bought some to top up my coolant for the time being, although haven't done it yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
starlet86 Posted November 20, 2007 Author Share Posted November 20, 2007 Theres 1 other thing ive noticed which worries me a bit! When driving my car the heaters are really hot as expected but when i stop and leave it on idle the heaters seem to cool down a bit and only chuck out warmish air rather than really hot even though the engine tempratures the same! Is this normal or could it be another problem? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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