No I changed my oil about 3 weeks ago and nothing oil looks good and I am only losing a few drops of coolant and its right there where the therm is and its only backing out of the rubber hose only. But in case of this being a Head gasket besides the comp test is there another way to tell??

 

Try disconnecting the MAF, to see if the problem gets worse.
MAFs go bad around 85K mi.

 

hmm...will give it a shot tonight and run it for a few days without it. At least I know what the CEL will be...lol.

 

Also I am thinking maybe it could have something to do with the TC? at this point I am ether thinking about wasting more loot to make my ride drive like the day I got her or trade in and take a big loss on the deal for I owe about whats its worth so...ether way I am going to lose.

 

coolant leak could be coming from the intake manifold gasket ( the intake is also cooled ) and it could be a related problem with the TB which is also cooled by the coolant, just a thought

 

Well I found out last month that I had a coolant leak. But it crusted all over the rubber hose attached to the block (where you take two bolts off ot get the therm out). This hose is leaking small drips while atfer the V6 is turned off. Well I was thinking it was just the hose that needed to be pulled up but I then found out the aux waterpump or secondary coolant pump was dead. The mech also said that the reason its leaking is that there is to much pressure from the pump not working that its forcing its way back to the therm area which is why the coolant is leaking form the hose? He also said ether pay 199.00 for the pump and coolant and labor or he would cut it out altogether and just run a hose..but I am waiting for the 1st and I will have $ to get the part and it looks easy to swap much much easyer then the TB. but your the man with the info does what my mech said before right and could this be the iusse of my problems?? For everytime I start my ride it sounds like its doing a TBA with a high pitch whine before I crank the motor over?

 

How did the plugs look when you changed them?
When was the last time the fuel filter was changed?

Have you disconnected the MAF to see if the stumbling stops?

My thought is something is dirty and only showing problems at low air velocity.
It's not enough to throw a cel.

But it's totally weird that you don't have any stored codes.

It would not hurt to throw some Redline SL1 fuel injection cleaner in there.

 

I changed the plugs around the 60,000 mile mark and they didn't look to bad at all, I also changed my fuel filter last year before the winter, I also have a can of seafoam in the gas tank now thats just now running out. No I haven't pulled the MAF yet for I just hit a curb this AM going to work and I now think my TR and god knows what else could be shot from the 20 mph hit.

 

high pitch whine before I crank the motor over? sounds like the secondary air injection kicking in rather than the TB setting up saying that any coolant lose in that area is a concern and should be fixed

 

I am going to fix this weekend or next with that..and its only drips at a time...but hate the way it steams out of the hose[:@] Thank you for that answer too with the high pitch whine for I was thinking it could be that aux waterpump trying to work..but it is on the same side as the SAIP. Thank you for all the help and info and will be testing everything like crazy after I fix this stuff...lol.