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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 06:44 PM
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89 camry 2.0 4cyl auto w/310,xxx miles on it
i am missing coolant every 2-3 weeks,alot of it, i fill it back up and then gone again.also no puddle under the car at all..
i hear a squeak once in awile i think it is the waterpump if so how hard is it to replace ,
i see kits on ebay with everything to do it are these good also??

but will keep lookin tho..

any suggestions ??

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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 09:59 PM
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If the leak is slow enough you should still see some kind of evidence that it was leaking. When my water pump was going, all I could find was some hints of red crusty stuff around the pulley area (my coolant is red).
Has your car overheated recently? A blown head gasket can make coolant disappear with no puddle because it goes out the tail pipe.
 
Old Sep 27, 2014 | 11:21 PM
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it has never overheated it did get a bit warm but never really hot just a few notches up thats it. i was thinkin possibly needs a gasket tho thats all i can think of but i will get under the car and all over it to see if it is leakin some ware.
also i see no coolant in the tailpipe area or drippin out all the hoses (again) ... it does not run ruff at all but .
i drive it 200+miles a week with no probs BUT it just could be gettin old and tired and you can only do so much untill the biggie probs show up and then newer car time again and ofcourse it will be another camry lol
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If the leak is slow enough you should still see some kind of evidence that it was leaking. When my water pump was going, all I could find was some hints of red crusty stuff around the pulley area (my coolant is red).
Has your car overheated recently? A blown head gasket can make coolant disappear with no puddle because it goes out the tail pipe.
 
Old Sep 28, 2014 | 12:04 AM
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Take a good look around and post back, please. Also, coolant out the tailpipe will come in the form of white smoke. Depending on how bad the leak is will determine how much smoke (steam). If the car is all warmed up and you are still getting what looks like condensation out the tailpipe from the car sitting overnight, it is probably the headgasket.
 
Old Sep 28, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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welp i think i found it its not the headgasket,there is no smoke out the pipe no water in the muffler,it is and i only noticed this TODAY its the rad cap, the only reason i noticed this is that there was water on the fans next to the fan motors,the reason i did not see it was i am always on the freeway and it drys quickly , i drove it around town stoped jumpd out and checked and there it was...i also presser checked it and it blew all over the place... so to be on the safe side i am replaceing all the hoses(just because)cap,i will check the rad again(wich looks good) and that should be it for now lol yea now....
thanks for the help and what to look at





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Take a good look around and post back, please. Also, coolant out the tailpipe will come in the form of white smoke. Depending on how bad the leak is will determine how much smoke (steam). If the car is all warmed up and you are still getting what looks like condensation out the tailpipe from the car sitting overnight, it is probably the headgasket.
 
Old Sep 29, 2014 | 12:21 AM
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Nice! I'm happy to hear that it is just the cap. Good move replacing the hoses as well.
Thanks for posting back with the solution.
 
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