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Old 12-10-2019, 06:23 PM   #1
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My car just 'expolded'

So i recently spent around 1.5k in repairs if you have followed my other thread. Changed my rear brakes and top radiator hose with coolant flush.

I thought my car was good for another 5 years but as I was parking just now, like 10meters from my stall i heard a muffled POP and the engine bay started smoking. I initially stopped but thought it was best to just park in my stall and turn off the car.

Noticed sweet smell from the fumes and opened my hood, found a small puddle of green liquid on top of my engine where the logo is and I look to the ground and its leaking green liquid. Quick google tells me its anti freeze.

What do I do now? Obviously tow to dealership and get it fixed but do you guys think its a problem that arose from dealership performing the top radiator hose/coolant flush replacement? From quick glance the top radiator hose looked fine. I dont even know how the liquid made it on top of the engine. fuck.

attached is picture minutes after it happened.
https://imgur.com/a/8zJcXAt

the radiator hose/coolant was fixed last sat. maybe 50km of driving since then. Also a few minutes after this happened, I turned the car electrical back on(without starting the engine) to check the engine temp and it was at normal.

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