Low engine coolant

MTG

MTG

Caught the Bug
As I was attempting to clean my engine of mud this afternoon I noticed my engine coolant was really low. Below the min coolant line low. Not sure how long it has been that low.

What would cause this? What do I need to check for? Obviously I haven't noticed any leaking before.

I picked up some Mopar antifreeze and mixed it 50/50 with distilled water and topped it off in the reservoir to the max fill line. What else do I have to do, if anything?

Thanks!
 
wayoflife said:
Is it safe to assume your engine was cold when you checked it?
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Yes. I had driven it earlier in the day but it had sat for an hour or so. Plus I had just doused the engine with water.
 
MTG said:
Yes. I had driven it earlier in the day but it had sat for an hour or so. Plus I had just doused the engine with water.
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With your engine warm, the fluid level would have been higher up. It's good that you filled it up some but, I'm sure you were fine.
 
wayoflife said:
With your engine warm, the fluid level would have been higher up. It's good that you filled it up some but, I'm sure you were fine.
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Cool! Just so I'm clear, the coolant was at the very bottom of the reservoir tank and took about 1/4 gallon to fill up.

Oh and I'm never wheeling in mug again!
 
MTG said:
Cool! Just so I'm clear, the coolant was at the very bottom of the reservoir tank and took about 1/4 gallon to fill up.

Oh and I'm never wheeling in mug again!
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Yup, and the next time you go wheeling, you'll probably see it spilling out on top of your front differential so don't be alarmed, it's just coolant :D
 
wayoflife said:
Yup, and the next time you go wheeling, you'll probably see it spilling out on top of your front differential so don't be alarmed, it's just coolant :D
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That happened to Chris on the last run we did in Vegas. Should I pull a little out or just not worry about it?

Thanks for you help! :thumb:
 
MTG said:
That happened to Chris on the last run we did in Vegas. Should I pull a little out or just not worry about it?

Thanks for you help! :thumb:
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Nah, it's just coolant. You'll see it and smell it but, it's fine.
 
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