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colant from somewhere
hey everyone. im in denial right now and i need to know where colant could leak from other than a coolant seal. please i need sugestions. thanks
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It could be the heater hose on the back of the engine by the oil filter it connects to the firewall and just underneath the oil filter. its prone to leak due to the oil that might have leaked from doing all those oil change and messing up the hose.. look for white powdery residue left behind by the coolent.
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2 things, on the back there are lines that go through the upper intake mani and there are 2 coolant ports on the lower intake mani.
another problem is that u mite think that its commin from the rear but it could be coolant drippin from the front of the motor and runs down and drips from the rear of the motor.
do a presure test wid a pressurizer and get a bright light and look around the front pulley area above the front hub. theres a chance that the gasket is bad or there is no gasket at all and if there is a gasket, make sure that there are shim washers, if there isnt a gasket and u used rtv, make sure that the shim washers arnt there.
u can also check the hoses on the radiator while the car is runnin so u can see if its drippin down.
also, after u get ur car running, squeeze the radiator hoses to see if there is even pressure in the whole system. if there is then ur car is not taking a beating from the heat. if there isnt, dont run or drive the car till u fix the problem.
this may sound confusing so juss pst me or msg me on aim and ill draw a pic for u or something : DDDDDD
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another problem is that u mite think that its commin from the rear but it could be coolant drippin from the front of the motor and runs down and drips from the rear of the motor.
do a presure test wid a pressurizer and get a bright light and look around the front pulley area above the front hub. theres a chance that the gasket is bad or there is no gasket at all and if there is a gasket, make sure that there are shim washers, if there isnt a gasket and u used rtv, make sure that the shim washers arnt there.
u can also check the hoses on the radiator while the car is runnin so u can see if its drippin down.
also, after u get ur car running, squeeze the radiator hoses to see if there is even pressure in the whole system. if there is then ur car is not taking a beating from the heat. if there isnt, dont run or drive the car till u fix the problem.
this may sound confusing so juss pst me or msg me on aim and ill draw a pic for u or something : DDDDDD
-jimmy
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thanks for all the info calrx7 and aaron. i have to go to work right now but i will check that within the week. i know the system has pressure because i always check my rad hose. if it is the one by the oilfilter where would i get a new one?its nt like my car is killing coolant. i just notice that when i either drive for a while 1 hr or just get on it my resivoir(sp) tank gets low. . again thanks for all the help
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If you can see the coolant leak and have no white smoke, I woudn't worry about your coolant seals.
Also, it doesn't take much of an internal leak at all to get some white smoke on startup. Even if there is a tiny leak, it will slowly go into the combusion chamber while sitting since the system is pressureized.
Also, it doesn't take much of an internal leak at all to get some white smoke on startup. Even if there is a tiny leak, it will slowly go into the combusion chamber while sitting since the system is pressureized.
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