Yesterday I made the silliest but potentially dangerous to my engine... not to mention to my family
I was at my mum's house @ kajang. Being the paranoid me, I've check my radiator before departing to my house @ Ampang via MRR2.
The mistake was, I forgot to put the cap back on :stupid:
Realized when nearing pandan indah (before the u -turn flyover) when me and wifey smells something off, like a burnt coolant.. before this when the engine overheat, we detected it because the air-con felt hot and smell of burnt coolant...
looking at the oem meter shows the meter fluctuate from middle point (normal in a turbo L5 engine) to nearing redline (when boosting)... but never reach the redline...
parked below the u - turn flyover (got a bus stop there), open the hood and I saw the steam rises
amazing thing is, the radiator cap sit still on the battery throughout the journey w/o falling off during the rather bumpy ride hehe
luckily my friend's was nearby and I can ask him to bring distilled water to replenish the radiator... up until today, no issue, whether engine or temperature
no audible alarm, but very good smell alarm