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FNEG · 05-22-2010, 08:51 PM

well i have a phantom leak. so here is the story i have a 98 ti cali and well about and about 2 months ago i noticed i was heating up to the 3/4 mark so i went home and parked it then the next morning i had a creek of coolant running out from under the car. but the next day i started working 14 hours a day 7 days a week till today. so i got up filled the car up with coolant to see where the leak is coming from. so i bled it and well no leak even when the coolant system was full warmed up to 12 o'clock. i drove it for an hour and still nothing. keep in mind that when i first saw the leak about 2 months ago i had about a gallon of coolant on the ground. so i checked the oil dip stick to make sure i didn't see any coffee in the motor and it was good and i rev'ed the motor to see if i was chugging white smoke and nothing so now i am kinda at a loss. has anyone see this happen before?

05-22-2010, 08:51 PM	#1
FNEG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TN Posts: 216 iTrader: (0) Photo Gallery	coolant leak? well i have a phantom leak. so here is the story i have a 98 ti cali and well about and about 2 months ago i noticed i was heating up to the 3/4 mark so i went home and parked it then the next morning i had a creek of coolant running out from under the car. but the next day i started working 14 hours a day 7 days a week till today. so i got up filled the car up with coolant to see where the leak is coming from. so i bled it and well no leak even when the coolant system was full warmed up to 12 o'clock. i drove it for an hour and still nothing. keep in mind that when i first saw the leak about 2 months ago i had about a gallon of coolant on the ground. so i checked the oil dip stick to make sure i didn't see any coffee in the motor and it was good and i rev'ed the motor to see if i was chugging white smoke and nothing so now i am kinda at a loss. has anyone see this happen before?