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When I fill up the coolant it drips back out...passenger side

Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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When I fill up the coolant it drips back out...passenger side

Where could it be leaking from? Water pump? Lower hose?
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:28 PM
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Front or back of the motor?
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:29 PM
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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have you looked around to find the source?

Drive the car till its fully warmed, go back home park, and while the hoses still have pressure, squeeze (may want to put thick gloves on) and see if you can pin points the location (or have anothe friend look around and see if he/she can spot it).

It would be either the water pump, radiator, or coolant hoses.
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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damn everyone seems to be having problems with coolant this week : ( . Including my self. My water pump o ring went bye bye. But your leak is most likely the water pump o ring just like mine. Basically when the O ring breaks it causes the coolant to come out of the weep hole and falls onto the ground instead of into your engine and mixing with the oil.
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 06:18 PM
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I filled the rad enough and removed the plastic shield so that i can see where the leak is coming from. It looks like it's right in front of the oil pan. here's a pic:

Old Dec 22, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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that's the water pump........btw u didn't need to start a new thread!
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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that's the water pump........btw u didn't need to start a new thread!

because he started a new thread....he found the problem to his coolant leak. thats why the org is here....to help people.
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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He's still being helped regardless.

Originally Posted by wikidminds
because he started a new thread....he found the problem to his coolant leak. thats why the org is here....to help people.
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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Now that is a very bad leak.
Old Dec 24, 2005 | 12:03 AM
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Sounds like I've had that problem before myself, not quite sure if it is exactly the same. Anyway, in one of my driveways, there is a good incline to it, and when I park nose down sometimes I've seen a little bit of coolant come out(not actually seen it, just the results). The coolant has never been low, and the amounts always seemed to be quite minimal so I just wrote it off to the resivoir overflowing at that angle when the engine is hot.

Hope this comment is a help and not a hinderance.

Anybody else see this?
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is there a fix for this problem im having this problem in my friends car..?
Old Jan 9, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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It was the water pump. Cost was 450 to fix. I hope your problem is not as expensive to fix.
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