coolant leak..help!

black_mx3 · Post by **black_mx3** » April 24th, 2005, 9:00 pm

i have a steady leak from my car when its running..and when i turn the fan on in the car...the smell of coolant will gas you out!! and another thing....the coolant is brown!! but my mechanic said that that was ok..???(kinda odd) i was told that it could be the water pump leaking and that the heater core may be gone too!!!!

i need some help..!

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » April 24th, 2005, 9:16 pm

coolant is brown?

did you check oil does it look milky, possibly head gasket went

black_mx3 · Post by **black_mx3** » April 24th, 2005, 9:36 pm

nope..the head gasket was replaced..even if so, it would be burning blue smoke like a motherbitch..but its not..i its the same coolant from when it went last..if i get it drained and new coolant put in, it probably wont be brown..but there is a post on here about a coolant leak that kind of explains my problem..its leaking under the power steering resivior..so it may be the hose, clamps, and or the gasket that connects to the block..

jimishadow · Post by **jimishadow** » April 24th, 2005, 9:44 pm

chec water pump

black_mx3 · Post by **black_mx3** » April 24th, 2005, 9:48 pm

i think iam gonna get that checked..and when i turn my car off, it will make a bubbling noise or sucking noise..and the coolant from the resivior has gone down..so iam guessing that its sucking it from that..

black_mx3 · Post by **black_mx3** » April 24th, 2005, 9:56 pm

iam thinking that it may be this problem..(hopefully) cause i can smell the coolant and if its leaking there, then the heat from the block is probably making it smell and come into the car through the fan...

http://www.mx-3.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=40932

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » April 24th, 2005, 11:51 pm

your problem is water pump needs replacement then

black_mx3 · Post by **black_mx3** » April 25th, 2005, 4:28 am

Well i'll get it looked at this week and post what comes up..but thats probably what it is, just because the leak is from the same area..i'll have a better idia when its day light, thanks for all the help!!

mitmaks · Post by **mitmaks** » April 25th, 2005, 8:17 pm

wouldnt drive my car like that

when mine started leaking I just parked it till it got repaired

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » April 25th, 2005, 8:20 pm

wouldnt drive my car like that when mine started leaking I just parked it till it got repaired

Ditto.. the aluminum head wouldnt stand up to much overheating.. it could easily crack or warp and that would cost a ton more $$$ to repair.

Tunes67