Quote Originally Posted by mattyb
Welcome. Thats a great question. How about u put a bit more about yourself in your profile. Did u pay to replace the radiator without having a look at it first yourself? I'm not of the opinion that smoking will detract you from recognising the plain bloody obvious. who was the dealer/ mechanic? where are u located? How much anti freeze had leaked? from where? How long ago was this? did u check the anti freeze level yourself? Was it over heating? Given that u do oil yourself one would think that you might be able give a more precise description of the circumstances surrounding the issue. i'm not trying to give u a hard time but it helps the guys who are really the experts to give you the most accurate answer. We've just had a thorough discussion on the good(billr and others), the bad and the ugly on mechanics so lets be sure about all of the answers before folks start beatin up on your guy.
Yes it ran 578 total and I did not look at it. I trusted the people. Mech. said he smelled anti freeze I did not. Mech was mech that worked on it for prev owner. Bought car in Apr. in great shape this is only prob. It was owned by a meticulous doctor. Did not check level but saw on floor after mech said bleed screw was prob. and it was fixed. Was overheating when sitting in park for over just 3 or 4 minutes after this leakage. Coolant light had been on for quite a while maybe a month or more. Dont use car much. Leak was about one cup in my estimate. I think it maybe impossible to tell on this one and I do apologize for expecting you guys to be mind readers or auto gods of some sort, I think without the radiator you just cant tell. Thanks for the help though.