HokemBokem Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Sometimes when I get out of my car after a drive i notice a few drips of liquid behind the front right tire. I have also been having to fill up my resiouvor tank like every week to keep it at the proper levels. What is the problem here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Check your hoses for leaks. Also degrease the engine and look for leaks elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPdriver1986 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 I knoiw there is a piece of hose that goes from the overflow tank to nowhere, its just a drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokemBokem Posted September 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 ive seen it leak b4 ion the left side of the engine by the back up tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl3196 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 Maybe you have a crack in the resevior tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoStudd Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 You're opening up a can of worms by having us guess what's causing the leak cause there's a laundry list. The best thing for you to do is start the car, raise the hood, let it warm up to normal operating temp (when the needle on the temp gauge hits the 1/4 mark) and watch for any noticable leakage. Maybe shine a flashlight around under the hood so you can get a better view. Easiest thing for you to do right at this moment would be to check all the hoses for cracks, swelling, blistering, etc. Then to confirm your tank isn't leaking, remove it from the car, drain it and fill it with water (plug the hose) and see if it holds. If all of that checks out, focus on the radiator and water pump. If the water pump is on the way out it will "weep" a bit of coolant on the ground to let you know it's time to replace it. A leaky radiator is pretty self explanitory. Next up are leaks on the engine itself. You could have a blown head gasket, intake gasket, leaky frost plug, cracked block, cracked head, etc etc. I could go on for days, that's why it's best to do a visual so you can get a good idea of where it's leaking from. Hopefully I've pointed you in the right direction. Any questions on replacement of anything, consult a Haynes manual . Anyone care to add anything? Like I said, it's like opening a can of worms ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HokemBokem Posted September 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 allright ill have to take it over to my dads today and let him find out exacly where it is leaking, i have seen the leak before and i do think it is comin from the engine, i hope this is not going to be a huge hassle to fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EurosportZ34 Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 once on my Z34, the coolant line that goes from the radiator to the coolant tank had a small slit in it and it was gradually leaking till there wasn't anymore coolant in the resivour. that was fun to finally find out was the problem was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPRACER Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 A pressure test would be the best way to find a leak. If you have the tool. Perhapse you can rent it somewhere. It's a pretty basic tool, just a pump and an attachment for the rad cap so you can pressurize the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havikx Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 if its that much of a problem, why not replace the radiator? either that or drain the coolant...poor in some neon...see where it leaks...fix. shouldnt be that hard.. i know i got scared when i saw coolant leaking too. turns out i just overfilled it and it was draining. its kewl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intimidatorz34 Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 could be a heater core return line, those like to rust out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldsmoBeast Posted September 27, 2004 Report Share Posted September 27, 2004 could be a heater core return line, those like to rust out. Yep. my 91 3.1L did that...rusted right through that fucker...the leak was barely noticable until I tilted the engine one day to do spark plugs and it broke.....well that was a fun day. Ended up flushing all the green crap out while I was at it and switched to Dex-Cool....replacing the line itself wasn't too hard at all...I had to rotate the engine forward a little to attach the hose part properly....but otherwise it was pretty smooth....and I was like 15 or 16 at the time too...fun memories... YK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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