1999 olds intrique have a anti freeze leak coming from the driver side under the hood. what it might be and is there a free site on the internet for a lay out of the engine. dumping like crazy causing car to over heat.
2006-07-30 06:08:23 · 5 answers · asked by amszegda 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I'd live on the edge here, and maybe open the hood to see where the leak is coming from.
The radiator, the water pump, any of a number of gaskets, or possibly a hose: those are the possible leak points. (Unless the block or head is cracked.) Leaking like you describe, I'd guess it's a hose, and can be fixed easily.
Open the hood, turn the engine on, and follow the leak back to it's origin.
2006-07-30 06:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by Stuart 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
leakstop won't do a darn thing for a cooling system that's "dumping like crazy". To add to Stuart's answer, if it only leaks when the engine is hot then I'd say there's a good chance that it's the radiator cap. Or it could be a cut flexible coolant line such that it only leaks when the pressure of the coolant builds up from heat.
Also if you have overfilled the reservoir, the car will spit a lot of it out when it heats up. If the car over-heats while stopped at a traffic light but cools back down when moving then it is likely a problem with the radiator fan. This could be either the fan fuse or the fan relay if it is an electronic fan. Or it could be the fan clutch if it is a motor driven fan. I'm not sure which this car has.
2006-07-30 13:24:02 · answer #2 · answered by Ron Allen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I forget which way the engine is oriented in an intrique, but if the engine faces the drivers side then you more than likely have a water pump problem. Also some hose connection to the engine my be leaking.
2006-07-30 13:23:39 · answer #3 · answered by crazytrain_23_78 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bar's Leak is a real gamble. I heard that it's work for some people but for others it's clogged up the heater radiator that the same water flows through. Bar's Leak can end up costing you several hundreds of dollars more than fixing the original leak the right way. That means taking the radiator off and patching it or replacing it.
2006-07-30 13:19:38 · answer #4 · answered by Sam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
run Bar's Leaks Stop Leak for cooling system through it. should find it at any supercenter(walmart, meijer) or auto parts store..(autozone, advance)
2006-07-30 13:14:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋