Panther15 Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 ok a second ago i was cleanin my car and checkin the engine bay to make sure everything was good and all that jazz, anywyas a second ago i noticed there was coolant running down slowly on my belt. idk where its leaking from but thats def not a good thing when its not leaking near the reservoir or radiatior. if anyone has any ideas let me know. before someone asks if its coolant for sure, yes it is, its green and smells like coolant, def not oil or anyhting like that. i'm wondering if it is leaking from the head gasket or somehtin similar to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 probably water pump, could be lim. what car is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther15 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 1990 lumina 3.1 liter, its leaking onto the belt around where the start is, it could be the water pump, i just hope not cuz it looks like a pain in the ass to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 havent done a WP on a 3.1 but it was pretty easy on the 2.8 GP SE i did. just try to look closer. shouldnt be too hard to find since its dripping a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther15 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 well i cant seem to get a god look at it, its fairly deep underneather a bunch of stuff. flashlight didnt help either lol. this engine i think has had better days lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 well, try to see if you can make sure its not leaking from the lower intake manifold. if not, its probably the wp. are you having any problems that might indicate a leaking head gasket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther15 Posted August 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 nope, only probs ive been havin lately was the problem i reported awhile back about the coils and icm, which i still need to replace. i'm tired of dealin with it, i think i will just take it to my local mechanic saturday and tell him to check it over and fix problems he finds. i just dont got the time to do it myself lately. only bad thing is its gonna cost me a arm and a leg to get it diagnosed and fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 The same thing happened on my 3100. More than likely your problem will be corrected by changing the water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgenin Posted August 10, 2007 Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 Same thing on my car, theres a bleeder hole on the bottom of the pump. My cardomain has all the instructions on how to change out the pump, takes about an hour, and how to check it. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/606907/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutty Posted August 11, 2007 Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 theres a bleeder hole on the bottom of the pump. thats right! I changed mine not to long ago, it was really easy, took about an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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