Well a couple weeks ago I noticed steam and smelled coolant when my car was running. So I opened the hood and saw that there was a bit of coolant down in the valley and apparently coming from the drivers side of the engine and the coolant level in the container was low, immediately I assumed that I had finally cracked the stock intake. I topped off the coolant reservoir and drove it home with no issue, well the temp gauge would go all the way over to the L in NORMAL and then it would go back down to between the R and M. So seeing as how the engine was dirty I washed it off so I could get a clear view of where coolant may be coming from and I changed the thermostat. I have not had any issues at all since that night so I'm just wondering how a thermostat could be the issue in this case. But ever since then my coolant level is correct and there is no leaking, steam or smell of coolant. Any ideas?