my car has a brand new engine but is losing coolant and water when driven checked everything no leaks can be found any ideas

Asked by lemon22005 May 15, 2013 at 06:55 PM about the 2006 Toyota Camry Solara SE Sport

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

car is losing water and coolant when you drive it brand new motor and it takes awhile for
the coolant to get low mechanics checked everything and no leaks any ideas

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48,915

Its going somwhere either the cylinders are burning it or it leakig externally somewhere. It cant just disappear it has to be something.

just got it back from shop they took it apart and checked everything externally and interannally told me they thought it was because it has air in lines from changing the engine but its real hard to get out because everything in the car is sealed on that model also can hear water sometimes when going after a stop

48,915

Very well could have air. The shop you took it to should know how to bleed a cooling system.

they said they checked the cylinders and compression and nothing no water they put in under pressure no leaks anywhere

48,915

Well take it somewhere where they can do it correctly. Air in the system would make it drop some as the air works itsself out. But it should stop after a while after the air is out.

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48,915

Yes it should have some in it. There should be marks on the jug indicating the level for hot and cold.

48,915

Its gettin air out and takin coolant in. Keep an eye on it should keep happening out a long period of time. If it keeps dropping you have a problem if not then your good.

31,205

Lucky you had enough coolant in it to run it without damaging anything. Learned why you must purge the air out the hard way, but I was 17. Ever since then I fill the engine from the highest accessible point untill it runs out, then top up through the rad.

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