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Old Dec 27, 2015 | 04:16 PM
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Default Concerned about changing coolant level in overflow tank

I noticed back in August that the overflow tank in my Jeep XJ was at the half way point between safe and add for coolant... well just changed the oil, and I noticed it's at the add mark. I had topped it off one other time before this.. normal? No leaks anywhere, and engine doesn't over heat?

78K miles on the engine.. all original not rebuilt.
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Old Dec 27, 2015 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeep4L1fe
I noticed back in August that the overflow tank in my Jeep XJ was at the half way point between safe and add for coolant... well just changed the oil, and I noticed it's at the add mark. I had topped it off one other time before this.. normal? No leaks anywhere, and engine doesn't over heat?

78K miles on the engine.. all original not rebuilt.
What year? Are you adding actual coolant or water? May be a little evaporation. How long did you go between adding? If you've only added a quart or so since August I wouldn't consider that a problem and myself would probably settle on "probably evaporated," but I don't have an 0331 to worry about.

Closed coolant here, really easy to figure out how you're losing coolant on those...

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Old Dec 27, 2015 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kung Fuhrer
What year? Are you adding actual coolant or water? May be a little evaporation. How long did you go between adding?
1995. The last time I noticed it needed to be topped off was back in August.. so in four months it went from the full to the add mark on the overflow.

The previous owner had the radiator replaced a couple years back (I wanna say 2005/2006ish). The coolant itself inside the radiator looks fine when I remove the cap


Edit: Topped off with pre-mix 50/50
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Old Dec 27, 2015 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeep4L1fe
1995. The last time I noticed it needed to be topped off was back in August.. so in four months it went from the full to the add mark on the overflow.

The previous owner had the radiator replaced a couple years back (I wanna say 2005/2006ish). The coolant itself inside the radiator looks fine when I remove the cap


Edit: Topped off with pre-mix 50/50
I'm gonna settle on "it evaporated" as my final answer and will let someone else with more knowledge take it from here.
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Old Dec 27, 2015 | 09:44 PM
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See how long you go before you need add it again and how much.
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Old Dec 28, 2015 | 11:06 AM
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My 99 goes through a full bottle in 2 months from the heater core leaking then evaporating.
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