my car is losing too much fluid

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my car is losing too much fluid

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:( my car is losing heaps of coolilant i dont know whats wrong with it
it drips here and there
and i've only had the car for 2 weeks now
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Exactly where is it leaking from mate?
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im not sure man, each time i come off a driveway it just drips
its almost over heated on me twice -.- worse one was this mornin
thank god for 24hr kmart
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if its like my old car theres prolly a ripped tube or pipe
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Lot easier for me to diagnose if you can tell me where its coming from.. what side of the engine?
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left side ben where the belt is i think
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Don't drive it when it gets hot or your gonna blow your head gasket..
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i keep refilling it with waterand coolilant
rkn it should be okay?
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Noway Its probably somthing simple like a hose, if you keep on driving it like it is you risk blowing the motor up because of a $15 hose. Get someone to take a look at it!
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im on it, im taking it to someone now :( f*ck my car
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I thought the hoses were on the right side of the radiator 8O
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Yep, which means the water pump has sh*t itself.
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or just the gasket, which is my current problem with the RVR.
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Bennoz wrote:Yep, which means the water pump has sh*t itself.
yeah my mechanic said it might be the water pump -.- is there any i can do to patch it up
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dr390 wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Yep, which means the water pump has sh*t itself.
yeah my mechanic said it might be the water pump -.- is there any i can do to patch it up
And how much did he say it would cost you?
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too much bro for having the car for only two weeks
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Hey atleast your car lastest 2 weeks, my first FTO I had for a few hours before I broke down and starter motor died.

Luckily I made it home :lol:
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HAHHA true, i can drive it round but yeah i just gotta check my water everytime i do, but yeah this is a stupid problem -.-, you if theres anything i can do to patch it up or anything like that?
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HAHHA true, i can drive it round but yeah i just gotta check my water everytime i do, but yeah this is a stupid problem -.-, you if theres anything i can do to patch it up or anything like that?
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Talk to bennoz man, I have no idea.
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