How u guys doing need some help like 3 month ago i notice my car overheats in stops i check the coolant on radiator and it was like half gallon empty the reservoir was full so the coolant wasnt goint thurth the radiator first i change both caps radiator and reservoir with oem ones and fill up both radiator and reservoir with distelled water the car didnt overheat any more but am loosing like half of the reservoir water in two weeks i have no water on oil no smoke trassmision fluid is clean i check under the passenger floor for any leaks and nothing either i take it to a shop and they check it they did a compression test and they couldnt tell me either where the water is going the car has no check engine light and is running without any issuues on cold start on the morning it turn on just find so idk what else to do pliz help the shop just tell me to keep drivining to see if start doing something strage but it past like 2 weeks and i already loose like 3 finger of the max line on the reservoir also i change the spark plugs same day and the old ones where good and clean so u guys really think i have a head gasket problem ???

 

Well it has to be going somewhere. Either burnt off or you've got a leak...

 

I have a similar situation. It was my radiator. Replace it problem solved. It was a very slight leak from my radiator seam.

 

Thanks for u reply men ama take it to a another shop then and see if they can find where is it hopefully lets see if it just as easy fix as a radiator if is the head gasket am screw lol

 

your OP says you just changed the cap but not the radiator itself?


Also there's this punctuation called a period. it. makes. reading. and. helping. you. easier.

 

Thanks for u reply men i know is going somewhere but even that guy at that shop said the car has magic lol because they didnt find nothing wrong with it

 

Yes just caps. i read is common when the caps are bad and i just writequick to see if u guys can help and my english is not that good so i did the best i can thank for u reply anyways and dismt think it was a radiator because i dont see any visible leaks but since u guys think it might be that ama go check it out then

 

Did the black tube that goes to the bottom of the overfill reservoir fall off? There's one tube coming of the radiator and then anther one under the cap of the over flow elbow. Not our radiator but it's the tube that extends into the reservoir. If you don't have this the radiator can only expel fluid into the overfill.

 

U mean that one that goes from that reservoir to the radiador there only a short one ? yes is there. when i change the caps the coolant start to flow to the radiator just find.just keep desapearing

 

No, there should be a similar length hose that goes from the cap to the coolant in the overfill tank, Item 4 in the link (below) to Delray Acura OEM parts. You are talking about Item 3.

RADIATOR HOSE - RESERVE TANK for 2004 Acura TL

 

Yes i have that one ither so idk what could be the problem maybe is the radiator like other said here i hope that thanks for that help anyways men

 

I had the same issue, my radiator just arrived today. For months I would loose like haft a gallon every other week, couldnt find the leak anywhere. I ended up get a a Cooling System Pressure Tester for Harbor Freight, found the leak it in ten minutes.