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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ceramicwombat" data-source="post: 4957364" data-attributes="member: 73526">Not sure about the washer hose, but the first thing you should check on your car is the coolant hose. When the car is cool, check the coolant hose for cracks or bulges. Second, check the radiator or reservoir cap. Many caps have an internal spring holding a gasket in place. If this gasket corrodes or the spring is old, the cap can't contain the pressure of the heated coolant as it should, and the coolant boils over. Once the coolant boils over once, an air bubble can develop in the system and this will prevent the coolant from flowing even if you refill the reservoir. So give this a shot:1. Check the gasket on the reservoir cap for corrosion. If the rubber looks cracked, replace it (they are about $20 at most) and refill the reservoir.2. Open the bleeder valve (usually located at the top of the coolant hose leading to the radiator.3. Start the car and allow it to reach normal operating temperature. Wait until there is a steady stream of coolant coming from the bleeder valve and then close it.If this doesn't work, take it to a mechanic, who will do a pressure check to see where the leak is, exactly. Hopefully it's not in the radiator itself, because that will be quite expensive. If your exhaust is white when you start it in the morning or it smells sweet, it's a cracked head, which is more expensive but less likely because you are losing coolant so quickly.</blockquote>

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