XJ Coolant loss
11-25-2003, 02:43 AM
#1
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XJ Coolant loss
My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
and pressure test on the coolant system.
I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
nothing.
Brian
anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
and pressure test on the coolant system.
I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
nothing.
Brian
11-25-2003, 02:52 AM
#2
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
11-25-2003, 02:52 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
11-25-2003, 02:52 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
hot mark?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
bulletsnbrains wrote:
>
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle. I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has 24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
11-25-2003, 03:10 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
Hey L.W.,
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
11-25-2003, 03:10 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
Hey L.W.,
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
11-25-2003, 03:10 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
Hey L.W.,
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
I did Friday, only because I was filling it from being extremely low again.
If you're thinking overflowing out of the reservoir bottle?, I kind of
doubt it, since the rad was empty quite a bit and it sucked the excess into
the rad on cooldown. Usually I pull the cap off the radiator an top off as
much as I can, then add to the(empty) bottle between the hot/cold mark.
Just went out now and checked the rad and bottle again. The bottle is 1/2
way between the hot and cold, the rad is plumb full(Cold). In 2-3 months. I
would need to add another gallon again.
Brian
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:3FC30A5A.40B41EDE@***.net...
> You're not over filling the side reservoir are you, like above the
> hot mark?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> bulletsnbrains wrote:
> >
> > My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months.
Has
> > anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the
vehicle. I
> > have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> > and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the
A/C
> > quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> > Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on
taking it
> > the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the
cylinders
> > and pressure test on the coolant system.
> >
> > I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> > nothing.
> >
> > Brian
11-25-2003, 09:23 AM
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
May relate I dunno ... my subaru was doing just that. I could see no
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>
11-25-2003, 09:23 AM
#9
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
May relate I dunno ... my subaru was doing just that. I could see no
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>
11-25-2003, 09:23 AM
#10
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Re: XJ Coolant loss
May relate I dunno ... my subaru was doing just that. I could see no
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>
leakage, no steaming, no nothing ... but the coolant level was going down.
The problem turned out to be a pinhole size hole in the upper rad hose ...
not only in the upper hose, but staring me right in the face ... and as I
said, no steaming, not noticeable at all.
"bulletsnbrains" <bstrang.please@dont.spam.me.sbcglobal.net> wrote in
message news:KKDwb.5435$aw2.1965725@newssrv26.news.prodigy .com...
> My '01 XJ has gone through 2 gallons of coolant this past 6-7 months. Has
> anyone experienced this? I have found no leakage under or on the vehicle.
I
> have not smelled any coolant in the vent system. This Cherokee only has
24K
> and hasn't seen the inside of the dealership since new. I had run the A/C
> quite a lot this summer and could reason the loss to it,1 gal added in
> Sept., but a 2nd gal loss just doesn't sit with me and I plan on taking
it
> the dealer tomorrow morning. I requested a leakdown test on the cylinders
> and pressure test on the coolant system.
>
> I also checked the Alldata site and the NTSC sites for tsb's and
recalls...
> nothing.
>
> Brian
>
>