ErikS
FWD!
- Joined
- Nov 28, 2007
- Location
- Lakeway, TX
Said the low coolant light was on, so I popped the hood, and there was the cap sitting next to the expansion tank. She had been driving without it on for a month as she had an oil change and I guess the jiffy lube/whatever topped it off for her but forgot to put it on.
To my surprise there is no sign of coolant anywhere, and it had just gone down to right below the minimum line which I think was due to evaporation.
Without the system pressurized running for so long, what kind of damage did you think she did? I let it warm up and sounds fine, although I hear a whine that might be related to the water pump.
While it has been cold in Houston, we've also had quite a few days in the 70's and 80's. I don't get why she hasn't overheated and fried the engine, and it took a month for the low coolant light to come on.
To my surprise there is no sign of coolant anywhere, and it had just gone down to right below the minimum line which I think was due to evaporation.
Without the system pressurized running for so long, what kind of damage did you think she did? I let it warm up and sounds fine, although I hear a whine that might be related to the water pump.
While it has been cold in Houston, we've also had quite a few days in the 70's and 80's. I don't get why she hasn't overheated and fried the engine, and it took a month for the low coolant light to come on.