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Where's This Coolant Leak?

taynewguy

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Recently noticed a small pool of coolant under the car everytime I park it - it drips down from near the gearbox but originates from somehwere above that from what I can see i.e. at the rear of the engine/firewall somewhere????

I've been under the bonnet, under the car, everywhere but I cannot pin point where the fluid is coming from.

It is a reasonably small leak but it is getting worse. Luckily it hasn't lost enough fluid to overheat just yet so I've just topped it up for the time being.

Any ideas where it might be coming from?

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Tay

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Nothing I can see though - which guarantees it's gonna be a bastard to get to right?

Hmmm under the plenum maybe......will have another look.

Better off taking to a workshop so they can get to it with a hoist?

I don't have the time to be messing with this thing. Estimate on hours x $80!!!

Man this car is starting to give me the sh!ts - asthetically and mechanically spot on but the little niggly things drive me nuts. Leaks left right and centre.

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I have had coolant leaks, but thats due to a rusted welsh plug. I believe that it might be wise to just check to see that all the plugs are ok in the car - just to be safe (welsh plugs are there for each cylinder - am i right?).

Good thing you found out about it - I was driving the car, didnt even realise that coolant was leaking - was on empty by the time i got home one night, and the temp guage just shot up - boy did I feel stupid for not checking the leakage.

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i had the same issue recently, took me bloody months to figure out.. turned out 2 or 3 out of the 10 or so bolts that hold the water pump on werent on tight enough. You could see little bits of coolant where the gasket goes, and if you looked close enough you could see a few of the bolts were sticking out abit.

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I can see an hear mine at the back of the engine behind the plenum. As the pressure dropped after the car was turned off it started spraying out. I lost a lot of coolant after that, I'll have to try and get it booked in somewhere soon too :P

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Just been told by Hyperdrive that I have a similar problem to Tay and if the plenum has to come out theres a lot of labor involved and could be a $600 job. Hopefully its just a starter motor out job....

Damn GTR raping our wallets again :P

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No haven't got the car back yet. When they pressured it up we had a steady stream of fluid flowing from under the plenum towards the back of the motor.

Pin-pointed the hoses by the sounds of it and they'll attemp to get at it today (when hoses arrive) by dropping the starter motor.

Should have it back today - I'll keep you posted.

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