As topic states, I found a leak under the car today. I drove down the freeway and back to buy somethin today, went back to a friend's house coz Im in the process of replacing all my intercooler hoses with good quality ones.
anyways as soon as i rock up and get under the car to do it, i jus saw a stream at the drivers side, had a tiny amount of oil, but after smelling it, found it was 98% coolant. I checked and saw it dripping from the middle of the undercarriage but more towards the driver side..I had some coolant and filled the radiator and bottle with water, checked under again,,no leak at all.ok, so i drove home, didnt push the car at all(no boost,not goin over 2.5 grand before shifting), kept checking my mirrors for any liquid on the road, even did a couple of rounds of my block to see if i left anything on the road,saw nothing. but as soon as i parked, it leaked for a bit, so left it, came back 2 hours later, checked the level in the bottle and it was still full ,,i still topped up the radiator anyway.
jus came bak now from a 2 minute trip up to the shops, and from parking there it left a bit on the carpark ground.
Now, ive never had a leak this big and the radiator's always been fine. I checked the oil level,still high throughout.
Im not gonna drive the car anymore till i kno wat to. do you guys think its jus a split or loose radiator hose?
am i better off taking it to a place that deals with turbos or is any alright mech good enough?
sorry for the long post, its jus as descriptive as i could get it.
also, my temp guage has not gone over the normal hot temp level at any stage.
If i get some time i'll try get under the car tomorro and hav a look.
Let me kno wat u guys think? i dnt wanna do any damage..any help is appreciated
cheers
Ben