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95 Corolla looses water pretty quickly (30 minutes) with no visible leaks. Checked under car and under the hood. Overflow obviously loses water also, but no visible leaks there either. Any possibilities come to mind?
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You have a leak somewhere is the obvious answer, the hard part is finding the leak, it could be a hole in the rad or a split in a hose somewhere, I suggest you drive the car for 15 mins, park it up, pop the hood/bonnet and see if you can see a leak, then look under the engine ( on the floor ) and see if there are any leaks on the floor. you can get solutions you put in the radiator to fix radiator leaks, but a hose, could burst and cause a massive engine failure, hoses need to be replaced.
Check for milky oil It may help to have the radiator cleaned and flushed, and a new thermostat installed, the coolant may be going out the overflow Not certain how it ruins radiator caps, they hold about 5psi in the radiatior and let excess pressure into the overflow, then when the engine cools, allow coolant to s uck back form the overflow tank
No obvious leaks, ehh? First of all, start the truck, and watch the tailpipe. Do you have any smoke which is by chance white, and smells sweet? Now, turn it off real fast. Let it cool. Get a volunteer, take the cap off, put your hand over radiator fill neck. Do you feel pressure against your hand? Check the oil. Does it look kinda' milky? Does the radiator water look bubbly? Finally, when you pour water in, does it go down rather quickly, but not a leak (Within 2 minutes)? These may indicate a broken head gasket. Otherwise, start looking around for cracked old hose, cracked hose necks, loose clamps, etc.
have the system pressure tested for a few hours, if pressure drops and no leaks are found you may have a head gasket leak and the coolant is going out the tailpipe
some time when your water pump leak you can not see it. becase of the pully.look under the hood and if you see a line where the fluid is. that came from the pully. iam pretty shore your water pump is on its way out. sorry to tell you that good luck
This is pretty hard to diagnose without being there. I would suggest that you take a hose with ends cut off and listen through it, since you are mechanically inclined. I would also check things that may be rattling against the firewall, the exhaust system for rattles as they tend to do so when bushings are worn out, and recheck the things you have if you haven't done so with hose or stethescope. I had a similar problem that was a loose exhaust bushing... Hope this helps you, Rick
One possible explanation is that the leak is small and the water escapes as steam. This then would lead to no immediately visible water leak under the vehicle and being small, the coolant system is still capable of preventing an overheat. Most likely spots would be the junction of the radiator hoses either to the radiator or to the engine side. One possible way to check is use your Toyota as you normally would but before shutting down the engine after a long drive, pop open the hood and check where steam or water might be leaking.
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