# 93 dodge caravan looses antifreeze

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 23, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849 "2009-02-23T01:19:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![truck97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@truck97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/truck97)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849/1 "2009-02-23T01:19:37Z")

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Our Caravan has loss antifreeze every 3 or 4 months for the past two years,with no puddles in the driveway or wet spots on engine. Last month after an ice storm my brother-in-law noticed a puddle when we were warming it up. He took the Caraven to a mechanic friend of his who could not find a leek, but recomended replacing the 16 lb radiator cap with a 13 lb cap. we are still loosing antifreeze, but still cannot find where. There is no oil in the radiator or water fouled sparkplugs.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849/2 "2009-02-23T01:23:10Z")

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Which engine do you have? It does make a difference.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849/3 "2009-02-23T01:30:46Z")

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I currently have a tiny radiator leak - it drips only while the engine is cold and running, but doesn’t seem to leak at all when the engine is hot. The only way I even figured it out was - a) having to add a pint or so every couple/few months, and b) I do a lot of my own maintenance/repair so when I start the car cold & put it up on ramps or jack stands I find it dripping then. Perhaps ask your mechanic to make sure s/he starts the engine from dead cold to look for a leak (or you can).

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849/4 "2009-02-23T01:34:44Z")

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I had a situation similar to Cigroller once: a water pump that dripped only for a short time while the engine warmed up. I spotted it while fiddling with the fast idle mechanism on the carburetor.

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**Author:** ![truck97](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@truck97](https://community.cartalk.com/u/truck97)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/93-dodge-caravan-looses-antifreeze/26849/5 "2009-02-23T01:51:30Z")

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the engine is a 3.0 ltr