On the way home from work tonight while sitting at a light I noticed that my temp gauge was about 3/4 of the way towards hot. A couple of days ago I noticed the gauge moving, but it then started acting normal again so I thought nothing of it. Tonight after taking off from the light, the needle on the temp gauge would go down towards cool the higher the RPMs went. I go to shift to second, and it starts to go back up again while the clutch is in and the RPMs are dropping. It did this pretty consistently, and would stay right around where it normally is when I was just cruising.

I would think this would be a gauge issue, except that the fan hasn't turned off, which obviously leads me to believe the engine is actually getting hot. I popped the hood and the coolant reservoir is close to empty, and I noticed a decent amount of coolant in the radiator area. Clearly I have a leak somewhere, but both hoses are intact and I can't tell where its coming from. I changed the oil about a week ago and the reservoir had a good amount of coolant in it and I didn't notice anything else out of the ordinary. Can anybody tell me if I have a serious problem?

 

Check the area on the top right side of the rad this is always where there is a hairline crack or the seam leaks after that get you a new rad from the group deal section.they have the best price and fast shipping and it is a quality product.

 

Exactly where it was coming from. Thank you!

 

top right as in passenger side? for future reference

 

I found it on the driver's side...right side when looking at the front of the car.

 

cool thanks for answering. useful to me in case I ever have the issue