Coolant Question

[crouchingpinoy]

I have an '08 altima coupe 2.5 and have noticed that the coolant is slowly building up or leaking by the cap of the coolant overflow tank (see below for picture).



My car has never had any overheating issue, in fact the temp gauge has never gone up passed middle and the radiator fan works. I also checked and made sure that the overflow tank is not filled passed the "full" line. I also noticed that the overflow tank has an "overflow tube" where excess coolant can leak out in case of excess fluid, but that area is dry! That means my coolant level never goes up, and it sounds like a bad mixture of coolant that's evaporating into the cap?? Anyway, any input/advise/comment to help me figure out what's going on is much appreciated.

Thanks!Rick

[dangeris]

Welcome to the forums Rick. I don't think anyone here has had any cooling problems. i know my reservoir is clean around the cap, unlike yours. Have you taken it to the dealership to see what is going on? I'd take it back and see what they say.

BTW,..I like your screen name..Crouchingpinoy Adobo and Pancit FTW

[crouchingpinoy]

Thanks for the warm welcome and yes, I'm planning on taking it to the dealership. I thought I'd ask my fellow altima owners first to see if they have the same problem.

Anybody else have coolant built up around the reservoir cap? As I mentioned earlier, it could be a bad mixture of coolant (maybe more water than it's suppose to causing the evaporation ).

Rick
Modified by crouchingpinoy at 8:03 PM 9/26/2009

[Mr.Coupe]

I aswell don't know of anyone who has had problems with their AC overheating. I would take it to the dealer to see what they have to say about it. Welcome to the NICO Family dude.

Ricky C.

[anthonyle2002]

Wait, this happens to me too. Is this not normal for a little bit of dried up coolant to be on the cap?

[crouchingpinoy]

Wait, this happens to me too. Is this not normal for a little bit of dried up coolant to be on the cap?

a little bit of build up is prolly ok, but that pic was taken after i cleaned it up!

[Throckmorton]

Nothing to worry about. You do not need to take it to the dealer.

Clean it and forget about it. It may or may not return. If it does, clean it again.

This is not going to harm anything.

[Hussain]

i have the same build up... that doesnt bother me so much, its around the battery that pisses me off! clean it and like 2 days later its back to being out of control....

[dangeris]

i have the same build up... that doesnt bother me so much, its around the battery that pisses me off! clean it and like 2 days later its back to being out of control....

I use this spray on battery corrosion inhibitor. No more PITA corrosion that pisses me off

[maxentropy]

what kind do you use darryl? the dealer sprayed some on my battery when I got my inspection and it only made the damn thing worse.

[Hussain]

what kind do you use darryl?

and where can i get it?

[rcboy514]

mine has the build-up too. It's had it ever since my car was new, maybe whoever put the coolent in spilled some

[dangeris]

what kind do you use darryl? the dealer sprayed some on my battery when I got my inspection and it only made the damn thing worse.

Not to thread jack but this is what I used for the battery corrosion. It sprays on clear so it's not crappy looking. I bought my from a local automotive shop but I'm sure any NAPA carries it as well.