Coolant Leak ?where From ?

[thrtytwo]

R32 gtst - RB20 if it makes a difference,

driving along noticed a funny smell like oil or something then all of a sudden stopped at lights i hear it start pissing out, lucky i was near home so just made it back before the engine temp was cooked lol. went to top it up today and it drank about 4 - 5 litres and still wanted more, turned it on to see where its coming from and i cant see the point of origin but its dripping down and coming off the bottom of the gearbox, right under the clutch. dunno what around there would leak cos theyre are no pipes are there ?? anyway i was gunna take it in for its due service in the next few days anyway but now i dunno if its safe to drive it there or if i should get it towed ?

will try get some pics up ASAP, cheers

[West]

I think its what they called a Wels Plug,

It sit in the back of the block, designed to expand when too much heat or something like that. Best to tow it to a mechanic and have it replace.

[Eug]

any coolant smell in the cabin? heater core?

check the passenger foot area just to confirm.

[Kaido_RR]

the water return line from the turbo goes behide ur engine, maybe its leaking from there but not likly the line because its metal, maybe at the fitting where it connects to the plenum

[NISZILA]

If its not the heater core, it may also be the heater core piping running along the fire wall. Maybe one of them has cracked.

[Stinky Rooster]

I think its what they called a Wels Plug,

It sit in the back of the block, designed to expand when too much heat or something like that. Best to tow it to a mechanic and have it replace.

WELSH plug.

They are there to fill up the hole left for expansion when the block (and sometimes head) is cast. Pretty rare for these to go if you are looking after the cooling system. I would go with the general consensus and chase heater hoses first.

[soslo_31]

heather hoses are in the area you described

[thrtytwo]

cheers for the replies guys, will check it out !

[TKR]

is it holding coolant ? if it just all goes down you have kinda a big problem, if it slow leak pressure test it ( iff posible ) will be easy to find out where its leaking from ,

wash whole leaking areas down dry take small drive see if it leaks , take from there

and all the checks other's have mentioned

hope ya find problem