gwmc7e

I have a 96TL with about 191K miles on it. Been a good car with few problems till recently. I've been having a problem with my cooling system. I've noted anywhere from a few drops of antifreeze to an oz or so after I've drove around a while. However, I'm having to top off my radiator every day before I go anywhere and its more than what I'm finding on the ground. Perhaps, its being dumped while I'm driving, or not, I'm not certain. Once I drive my vehicle at operating temperature for approximately 20-30mins or do a lot of start and stop driving my internal temp gauge will sometimes just take off up to hot. Sometimes I can counteract it by running my car at a faster speed to which my temp will get back into range and even stay there after I slow down again. So far, I've replaced my radiator cap, my bottom and top hoses and my thermostat and of course my coolant. I'm also smelling a burnt rubber smell from under the hood which is likely related. I have a few ideas but thought I'd throw that out there.

main70072

1. Find where the coolant leak is coming from.
2. The "radiator boiling" sound you described in your other thread is a result of a #1.
3. An unclosed cooling system will give off coolant as "boiling" hissing sounds as in #2.
4. The smell you are smelling is supporting evidence of what you have discovered in #3.
5. Continued driving with insufficient coolant will cause temp rise, especially in slow traffic.
6. Fixing #1 will most likely cure #2-5 and will save you the repair of a blown head gasket.

Mandy

Ditto ditto!