Edit: SOLVED. TLDR: air in the radiator, requires burping.
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Hi.
Pardon me for the dumb question as I am a novice mechanic...
When I open the radiator cap on my dad's 05 CRV, I see green coolant, but is it normal for the coolant overflow tank to be completely empty? There's not even a teaspoon of coolant in it, checked it by shining a light on the tank from below!
He's driven it that way for who knows how long.
Somehow I have a bad feeling about this...
On my '16 F150 as well as 07 Volvo, there is a coolant reservoir tank, where the fluid is sitting in between the min and max levels. I assume it's gotta be the same for most cars.
Where could all that original coolant have gone? gulp... I hope it's not a head gasket leak. It currently has an engine that idles rough, and has a P0420 permanent code. Oil looks dirty, but I only changed it 2 months ago!
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Hi.
Pardon me for the dumb question as I am a novice mechanic...
When I open the radiator cap on my dad's 05 CRV, I see green coolant, but is it normal for the coolant overflow tank to be completely empty? There's not even a teaspoon of coolant in it, checked it by shining a light on the tank from below!
He's driven it that way for who knows how long.
Somehow I have a bad feeling about this...
On my '16 F150 as well as 07 Volvo, there is a coolant reservoir tank, where the fluid is sitting in between the min and max levels. I assume it's gotta be the same for most cars.
Where could all that original coolant have gone? gulp... I hope it's not a head gasket leak. It currently has an engine that idles rough, and has a P0420 permanent code. Oil looks dirty, but I only changed it 2 months ago!
