i need some help here. ive owned my car for about 6 months now and since ive owned it it has leaked oil. finally i got the cam tensioner seals replaced and the valve cover seals, along with my new custom exhaust, and now from somewhere under the car it is leaking coolant. by looking under the hood there are no wet spots, but if you stick your head under the car you can see a couple drips of coolant on the plastic shroud under the car. i filled the coolant take monday and it was empty friday, driving about 30-50 miles a day. i am waiting to put it on my buddies lift to see what it might be but in the mean time does anyone have any helpful ideas as to if there are any typical leaks that this might be?

 

Could be a lot of things. First step: remove the underbody shround. Then, put some newspaper or cardboard under the car and let it sit for a couple hours. Report back where the drip lands. This will gives us our first clue.

Bob

 

aux coolant pump. very common place. It would be hard to spot this one unless you pulled the intake manifold, most of the coolant dires up on the top of the engine. Of course follow bob martin's advice and let us know exactly where it is coming from. Just thought I would tell you one common leak point

 

Mine was from the bottom of the coolant tank over time it had become cracked and the crack only opened up under heat and pressure when the system was warm. when I looked under the car it was coming from the back of the engien compartment about where the AC drips from but the drivers side. When I looked under the hood there was a white residue on the cover over the spark plugs (it says V5 on it).

I had to replace it. it was not too difficult to, just annoying as you have to drain the tank and clamp the hoses so you don't let air into the system.