For a 2000 Outback
Vehicle has 115k. Picked it up recently. Had 100k type maintenance (timing belt, waterpump, etc) as well as a preventative switch to the updated head-gaskets. This was done about 3 months back or so.
Coolant was somewhat low. Mechanic verified the gaskets look fine, could tell the vehicle had recently been serviced. Did a dye test. Everything checked out. (edits: I had believed that the coolant was changed at the 100k mark -- but now am second guessing myself as I write this)
We thought perhaps it wasn't burped well and some air had worked its way through the vehicle. Found no signs of a leak.
So I end up getting the vehicle. Drives fine, doesn't over-heat. Not smelling or seeing coolant. (100 mile drive after purchasing was fine)
Topped off the coolant. (radiator and the reservoir... reservoir was rather low)
Anyway, drive 30 miles or so the night after the top-off and notice the reservoir is probably down a 1/4 inch in the morning. A bit gone from the radiator. (although I'm less sure the the radiator level went down much)
So now I'm left wondering what exactly is going on. I'm going to try and put another 30-40 miles tonight, see what it looks like tomorrow... see if I lose anything. Don't know if I've still got some air working its way through or what?
Any thoughts on how to handle this one?
Vehicle has 115k. Picked it up recently. Had 100k type maintenance (timing belt, waterpump, etc) as well as a preventative switch to the updated head-gaskets. This was done about 3 months back or so.
Coolant was somewhat low. Mechanic verified the gaskets look fine, could tell the vehicle had recently been serviced. Did a dye test. Everything checked out. (edits: I had believed that the coolant was changed at the 100k mark -- but now am second guessing myself as I write this)
We thought perhaps it wasn't burped well and some air had worked its way through the vehicle. Found no signs of a leak.
So I end up getting the vehicle. Drives fine, doesn't over-heat. Not smelling or seeing coolant. (100 mile drive after purchasing was fine)
Topped off the coolant. (radiator and the reservoir... reservoir was rather low)
Anyway, drive 30 miles or so the night after the top-off and notice the reservoir is probably down a 1/4 inch in the morning. A bit gone from the radiator. (although I'm less sure the the radiator level went down much)
So now I'm left wondering what exactly is going on. I'm going to try and put another 30-40 miles tonight, see what it looks like tomorrow... see if I lose anything. Don't know if I've still got some air working its way through or what?
Any thoughts on how to handle this one?