Michael Mattix
SCCoA Member
Guys,
I need some further advice because I have exhausted all the options through the searches of past experiences with coolant leaks. Here is the story:
Today at work I pull up and shut her down. Take a couple of minutes and gather my things and start to walk away from the car after arming the alarm. All of a sudden I notice a puddle of coolant creeping down in front of the front left tire (down hill). I lean down to the ground and see a stream (not dripping) coming to the ground from the K member (I think that's what you guys call it). So, I pop the hood and find coolant everywhere. On the fan, on the aircleaner box, etc. It got slung everywhere. Not too much time to look at it now, got to badge in to work. So, as I am diligently working during the day, I am searching through the archives of sccoa and found some options to look for tonight when I get home. So, I fill up the overflow tank with some normal tap water because it was empty and I needed to get her home (I know it's "bad", but after I fix the leak I'll get it flushed). So I get home, leave her running, bring out the 500 watt halogen light and then shut her off to look for (what's going to be obvious, right?) the leak. Nothing. I didn't get it. So, after the kids go to bed, I jack her up. I look at all the possible leaking areas (or so I think all of them): timing cover, water pump (and weep hole which I assume is on the top), upper and lower radiator hoses, overflow hose, thermostat gasket, etc. There was coolant on almost all of the aforementioned places because of the fan and the belts slinging it everywhere, so that didn't really help. I tightened every coolant hose I could reach on the bottom and the top. So, my next plan of attack is to get the system pressure tested. Any further suggestions? Thanks.
I need some further advice because I have exhausted all the options through the searches of past experiences with coolant leaks. Here is the story:
Today at work I pull up and shut her down. Take a couple of minutes and gather my things and start to walk away from the car after arming the alarm. All of a sudden I notice a puddle of coolant creeping down in front of the front left tire (down hill). I lean down to the ground and see a stream (not dripping) coming to the ground from the K member (I think that's what you guys call it). So, I pop the hood and find coolant everywhere. On the fan, on the aircleaner box, etc. It got slung everywhere. Not too much time to look at it now, got to badge in to work. So, as I am diligently working during the day, I am searching through the archives of sccoa and found some options to look for tonight when I get home. So, I fill up the overflow tank with some normal tap water because it was empty and I needed to get her home (I know it's "bad", but after I fix the leak I'll get it flushed). So I get home, leave her running, bring out the 500 watt halogen light and then shut her off to look for (what's going to be obvious, right?) the leak. Nothing. I didn't get it. So, after the kids go to bed, I jack her up. I look at all the possible leaking areas (or so I think all of them): timing cover, water pump (and weep hole which I assume is on the top), upper and lower radiator hoses, overflow hose, thermostat gasket, etc. There was coolant on almost all of the aforementioned places because of the fan and the belts slinging it everywhere, so that didn't really help. I tightened every coolant hose I could reach on the bottom and the top. So, my next plan of attack is to get the system pressure tested. Any further suggestions? Thanks.