2005 Kia Spectra, losing coolant but no leaks, overheats
Asked by loowho1222 Aug 27, 2015 at 02:54 PM about the 2005 Kia Spectra EX
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
car has 138,000 miles. overheated 2 weeks ago, losing coolant, replaced radiator cap after no leaks found. still losing coolant (about 1 qt a day) and temp will fluctuate up and down while driving, but not to the red line. no water in oil and no steam from exhaust.
7 Answers
Check your oil, sounds like you blew a head gasket..
Check you transmission fluid as well..
loowho1222 answered 8 years ago
no signs of water in oil, no steam in exhaust. transmission fluid is good. car runs same as always, no loss of power or noises.
Get the cooling system pressure tested. My guess is that the coolant is going out the tailpipe through a bad head gasket or cracked cylinder head. Coolant will not always be found in the engine oil when there is a bad head gasket or cracked head involved. Coolant going out the exhaust in fairly small quantities will not cause any driveability problems.
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I have a Kia Spectra 2002 the car has no compression and radiator empty.Can you please help
Guru99P64Q answered 3 years ago
Hey guys, i have 2009 spectra, each time i use it (into the city and some highway) im driving it and there is no hot temperature, no leak and no red light dashboard, i mean no problems lol and even the level is normal BUT when i restart my car the day after, my coolant level has down up at least 50 %, no leak on the floor and nowhere else into the engine, no hose cracked ... im wondering what is this.
