Hey folks, I've noticed several weeks ago that the cooling fan in my 94 Accord EX started coming on after I turn off the car, but didn't think it was a big deal until today when I noticed the temperature hit the red mark very shortly after I started warming up the car. Turns out that it's completely out of coolant!

Since I'm almost completely clueless about cars, I was hoping to get some advice from you folks. Is it possible for the coolant to dry up after a period of time (it's winter here in NYC and pretty dry), or is this definitely a leak? Should I bother filling up the coolant and monitor the level to make sure it's not leaking, or should I just get it towed to the shop to get it checked out?

Thanks in advance!

 

fill it back up and then take it to the shop to get checked out...

 

You can try to add anti-freeze and keep track of how much you are loosing. The correct way to diagnose the problem would be to do a pressure test on your cooling system. They sell the tool needed for this procedure at the parts store, or have someone do it for you. Hope this helps.

 

You can't burn up coolant usually. There is probably a leak somewhere. or it got into your oil jk jk.

 

yeah fill it up and monitor it btw welcome to han and where in nyc are u? post some pics.
mmmm i am not taking my car out just had it washed this week. takes the 7train

 

did u check under your car for leaks on the ground?


look up under your hood also and see if u see any when the car is running.....and if u cant figure it out then yeah get a compression test done on it

 

you might have a leak somewhere, heating can be caused by many things though. radiator, water pump, head gaskets. Id start with the little things first thermostat.

 

i had the same damn problem and i added some more antifreeze and it stopped doing it.