Coolant leak (all of it!!) - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

upstateny · 07-26-2009, 11:22 AM

I was driving yesterday and suddenly engine temp rises and my engine light comes on and tells me to idle the engine due to the coolant overheating- i stopped and checked out the radiator after the engine cooled and, to make a long story short, realized that the coolant hose exiting the left base of the block came out!!! (1850 miles) This is a quick connect hose so I was able to put it back in and I have refilled the coolant. I have about 40 miles on it since then, but now I'm a little paranoid about it happening again. Would you guys recommend having a dealer check it out?

ibznu2010 · 07-26-2009, 11:27 AM

This also happen to my work van. Chevrolet 1500. make sure you get all the air out.

Vash · 07-26-2009, 12:22 PM

Yea take it in an tell them. Uh what did you fill it with? a 50/50 global right?

upstateny · 07-26-2009, 02:23 PM

yeah, 50/50 dex-cool like it recommended- thanks for the advice- i'll take it in tomorrow

fazm · 07-26-2009, 03:39 PM

screw doing it yourself, woulda called the dealership gotten it on a towtruck and have them fixed it.

now you risk the whole "you didnt fix it right, so your warranty is voided" problems.

k4k9 · 06-17-2010, 04:29 PM

I was doing an oil change and checked my levels and this thing came off so easily. Why do they make it that way?

CUPRA · 08-09-2010, 11:40 AM

I don't know what's up with it. I saw some dripping on my garage floor this weekend, but it looked like oil.

I took the Camaro into the dealer this morning and they confirmed that it wasn't in fact an oil leak but a coolant leak. They said the thread backed out on the hose and that they rethreaded the hose and put it back together.

Now what color coolant do they put in the Camaro? I could have sworn it was a green color. What was on my garage floor was definitely oil colored.

I hope that was the problem, and that I don't still have an oil leak. Guess I'll find out overnight tonight.

Russell James · 08-09-2010, 11:47 AM

The coolant is inferno orange.

ackeight · 08-09-2010, 12:16 PM

If it's on the shop floor and it's just a few drops it could look like oil. You could smell it to tell.

POWERFREAK · 08-09-2010, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fazm

screw doing it yourself, woulda called the dealership gotten it on a towtruck and have them fixed it.

now you risk the whole "you didnt fix it right, so your warranty is voided" problems.

really? you fail.

If you have the knowledge to do it...fix it yourself to get the car back on the road...stop by the dealer and have it checked out if you're worried about it.

chewy8 · 08-15-2010, 04:32 PM

gobal isnt ok to fill its ok to top off up to a quart. dex cool is an O.A.T. coolant, organic acid technology. global is not. the problem with global is that some manufactures require silicates in the coolant and other say its a no no. so how can it be good for both. i am not saying dex is good i am not a fan of dex myself they say you sould only mix dex with distilled water and should be flushed at the 1st sign of it getting dirty maybe b4 that

2010 SSRS · 08-15-2010, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Russell James

The coolant is inferno orange.

cool

fazm · 08-15-2010, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by POWERFREAK

really? you fail.

If you have the knowledge to do it...fix it yourself to get the car back on the road...stop by the dealer and have it checked out if you're worried about it.

im an ase certified mechanic, and ive had my own shop for 7 years.

but if im spending damn near 40k on a car and a simple f*** up on their part puts me out, im going to make them pay for it.

bmclark · 08-16-2010, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewy8

gobal isnt ok to fill its ok to top off up to a quart. dex cool is an O.A.T. coolant, organic acid technology. global is not. the problem with global is that some manufactures require silicates in the coolant and other say its a no no. so how can it be good for both. i am not saying dex is good i am not a fan of dex myself they say you sould only mix dex with distilled water and should be flushed at the 1st sign of it getting dirty maybe b4 that

My 95 had dexcool in it and one time I had to take it to a quicklube... they topped it off with the new prestone universal....

Long story short I end up with an issue where the coolant won't get up to temp and so I opened the cap and there was this gunk everywhere almost like GAK if you remember that stuff from the 90's... anyways it was all over the thermostat holding it open so I had a coolant flush done and then replaced the thermostat....

Universal DOES NOT MEAN Universal... lol at least not with dex-cool

07-26-2009, 11:22 AM	#1
upstateny Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Port Henry, NY Posts: 23	Coolant leak (all of it!!) I was driving yesterday and suddenly engine temp rises and my engine light comes on and tells me to idle the engine due to the coolant overheating- i stopped and checked out the radiator after the engine cooled and, to make a long story short, realized that the coolant hose exiting the left base of the block came out!!! (1850 miles) This is a quick connect hose so I was able to put it back in and I have refilled the coolant. I have about 40 miles on it since then, but now I'm a little paranoid about it happening again. Would you guys recommend having a dealer check it out?

08-09-2010, 11:40 AM	#7
CUPRA Drives: '21 Bronco OBX/'18 Jeep GC Altitude Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Keller, TX Posts: 1,413 View My Garage	I don't know what's up with it. I saw some dripping on my garage floor this weekend, but it looked like oil. I took the Camaro into the dealer this morning and they confirmed that it wasn't in fact an oil leak but a coolant leak. They said the thread backed out on the hose and that they rethreaded the hose and put it back together. Now what color coolant do they put in the Camaro? I could have sworn it was a green color. What was on my garage floor was definitely oil colored. I hope that was the problem, and that I don't still have an oil leak. Guess I'll find out overnight tonight. __________________ Order Placed: 04/30/22 Order Accepted: 10/18/22 TPW: 11/07/22 Built: 11/18/22 VIN received: 11/19/22 On a Train: 02/27/23 ETA: TBD 2023 Camaro 2SS Convertible/M6/Shadow Grey Metallic/Adrenaline Red Interior/Carbon Flash Wheels/NPP

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07-26-2009, 11:27 AM	#2
ibznu2010 Drives: 2010 blk 2SS RS polished wheel Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sylvester Georgia Posts: 158	This also happen to my work van. Chevrolet 1500. make sure you get all the air out.

07-26-2009, 12:22 PM	#3
Vash Drives: 00 Blazer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 5,100	Yea take it in an tell them. Uh what did you fill it with? a 50/50 global right?

07-26-2009, 02:23 PM	#4
upstateny Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Port Henry, NY Posts: 23	yeah, 50/50 dex-cool like it recommended- thanks for the advice- i'll take it in tomorrow

07-26-2009, 03:39 PM	#5
fazm Drives: ex-500hp v6 mustang Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 605	screw doing it yourself, woulda called the dealership gotten it on a towtruck and have them fixed it. now you risk the whole "you didnt fix it right, so your warranty is voided" problems.

06-17-2010, 04:29 PM	#6
k4k9 Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 13 View My Garage	I was doing an oil change and checked my levels and this thing came off so easily. Why do they make it that way?

08-09-2010, 11:47 AM	#8
Russell James Drives: '15 SS 1LE, '69 Z28 drag car Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Mich Posts: 4,482	The coolant is inferno orange.

08-09-2010, 12:16 PM	#9
ackeight Drives: 10' 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rockwall, TX Posts: 1,389 View My Garage	If it's on the shop floor and it's just a few drops it could look like oil. You could smell it to tell.

08-15-2010, 04:32 PM	#11
chewy8 Drives: 96 bonneville Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: il Posts: 60	gobal isnt ok to fill its ok to top off up to a quart. dex cool is an O.A.T. coolant, organic acid technology. global is not. the problem with global is that some manufactures require silicates in the coolant and other say its a no no. so how can it be good for both. i am not saying dex is good i am not a fan of dex myself they say you sould only mix dex with distilled water and should be flushed at the 1st sign of it getting dirty maybe b4 that