2005 Dodge Caravan - out of warranty
Was little over 100k miles so I had my coolant changed at Jiffy Lube. About
a week or so after that, I pulled into my driveway and shut off the car, and
heard Niagara Falls coming from under my car - looked and the overflow tank
was spewing out coolant. The thing is, it looks like they overfilled it
because I still have enough coolant in my radiator and overflow tank. That
was the only time that happened, and my car has never overheated. I thought
maybe the thermostat was sticky too.
The question I have now is, when I start the car, from inside the car with
the windows rolled up, I hear water running around the sterring column/dash
someplace. I don't think this is normal as i never heard it before, but I
don't have a clue what it could be. Car still never over heats, drives
normally too. I don't see anything leaking, and I don't smell anything. The
oil is normal, the coolant is normal (no head gasket issue). I just hear
water (fluid) running. Heater works fine. AC works fine.
Any ideas?
-Tom
truckdriver - 18 Sep 2007 23:16 GMT
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mistake number one was take it to jiffy lube have it checked by the
dealer
Gyzmologist - 23 Sep 2007 06:54 GMT
What you are hearing is air in the cooling system. It should purge
itself unless the radiator cap is bad or has a bunch of gunc accumulated
under the sealing surfaces. Pull the radiator cap (when the engine is
cool) and clean or replace it.
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