missing coolant

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josephg15
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i did a coolant flush last thursday and added brand new coolant and also filled up the resivor. today i noticed my temp gauge going up and found out that the coolant resivor was now empty and the radiator was low on coolant. there are no leaks on the ground when i let it sit over night and my radiator holds pressure. where could this coolant be going. my tail pipe is not smokeing...any ideas please let me know thanks.


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how many times have you refilled it?

josephg15
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this is the first time...

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02pathy
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did u bleed the system? the coolant could of taken up space that the trap air had previously or it could be burnin off very slowly somewhere.what kind of coolant did u use ?

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02pathy wrote:did u bleed the system? the coolant could of taken up space that the trap air had previously
Thats what i was thinking!!! If its not low again after refilling, then you should be golden.

josephg15
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well i work at honda so i am useing genuine honda coolant...is there a specific kind i should be using....please let me know thanks.

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rotorimp
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Nissans only work with genuine Nissan coolant--just kidding---since you work at honda can you pressure test the system?


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