Last weekend, I put in about 900 miles and had all kinds of problems including the coolant boiling after the uphill climb to Crater Lake. I was loaded with 4 people and camping stuff. The overflow tank spilled and there were some leaks from the radiator cap too. I topped off the radiator with water and drove back. Yesterday I did the oil change, which was overdue, and explained to the guy, and he had me put the white fluid that was like anti-corrosion, and change the radiator cap that seemed odd to him.
Q1: does the overflow bottle need to have some level of coolant?
Q2: Do I need to flush the coolant out as I added water?
Q3: After the long drive and then uphill, is it expected for the car to overheat and boil the coolant into the overflow bottle and out on the street? if not what might have caused the radiator to overheat.
Q4: Do I need to worry about the radiator?
Q1: does the overflow bottle need to have some level of coolant?
Q2: Do I need to flush the coolant out as I added water?
Q3: After the long drive and then uphill, is it expected for the car to overheat and boil the coolant into the overflow bottle and out on the street? if not what might have caused the radiator to overheat.
Q4: Do I need to worry about the radiator?
Sep 10, 2009 at 8:34 PM
