Supreme Cutlass Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Any good way to find out where a coolant leak is coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Is the coolant on the ground or in the engine? Sorta important IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cutlass Posted July 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 On the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I'd get on my creeper under the car and start looking for coolant on hoses and wire looms. Other than that, put newspaper under the car, and see where it drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJansen658 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 There is such a thing as a cooling system pressure tester. It attaches to the radiator fill neck, it has a guage, and you use it to pump up the cooling system when the engine is not running. Leave the engine off, hook up the tester and pump it up to about 25-30 psi, then go find the leak. Without the engine running you should be able to hear the leak, and with the engine off and cool it will be much safer and easier to find the leak. Pay close attention to the lower intake manifold gasket, also look along the bottom lip of the firewall for a possible heater core leak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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