SPLzero

I have a Coolant leak somewhere. i took off the UIM,TB,Elbo,crossover,Airpump and i still cant see where its coming from. i looked from below and its coming off the pass. side of the oil pan. here is a shot from below

its not the upper or lower radiator hose.

DamonB

Checked the turbo coolant hoses between the airpump and the motor? Two short rubber hoses that are notorious for leaking.

SPLzero

anyone from around the chicago land area wanna take a look and try and help me

SPLzero

bump

kung stew

I had a leak that looked identical last week. Turned out to be the short hose from the top of the t-stat housing that connects to the metal pipe/rat nest. It was leaking from the bottom of the hose due to the crappy oem pinch clamp causing a small (2mm) tear.

SPLzero

well its running down the front housing

Rx-7$4$me

Im from chicago, I could help you out.

MY guess is that your waterpump could be fried. When waterpumps start to go out, they leak a little coolant. The area its in is right udner the water pump housing.

How many miles are on the pump?

It could also be caused from overtightening the pully.

SPLzero

i dunno i got the car 1 month ago. it happend after the track day at rx7 revolution so i dunno but hey if your free tomorrow or when ever. i know napa has a reman for 52 bucks (can get it cheaper cause i have a just tires shirt which they sell it for cost if you work there). im going to send you a pm

thanks
Josh

Railgun

Nevermind about that PM...I'd help...but I don't have time during the week. Maybe over the weekend I can help you out. That sucked too man...I feel for ya.

Christian

SPLzero

anyone know how i can tell if its leaking from the housing or the water pump? do i need to pull the water pump? or what?


thanks
Josh

Rated R1

There is a "weep hole" on the waterpump that leaks water when it is on it's way to destruction. Check around that weep hole for coolant if you find it then replace the waterpump, and you might as well do your thermostat while you are there.

SPLzero

where is the weep hole at?

thanks
Josh

spurvo

right under the pulley. Easiest thing is to pull the belt, grasp the pulley tightly, remove the 4 10 mm headed bolts, and check the body of the water pump where it tapers to the pulley mounting flange (you'll see what I mean) There will be a little hole in the taper, one on the top, one underneath. The hole may actually be clear, but there should be a tell tale greenish crud going down from one of those holes.

SPLzero

okay well its not near the pully. if you see the the red bolt tip next to the water pump pully. if you follow that bolt under and keep going back to the end of the housing that is where its leaking id take a pic but my cam. would just get blurry. its hidden behind the black lines. could that be the gasket the attach's to the engine


thanks
Josh

DamonB

Sounds like your water pump gasket, there are no other coolant lines in that area.

spurvo

Kinda funny you have the obits section in the newspaper in your pic at the top. Not prophetic, I hope!

Might also be the pump housing gasket. All the way in the back of the part that the water pump is mounted to.

SPLzero

haha i just grabed newspaper and threw it down cause i was pissed i had to tow my car home