Hello

I tried determining where the leak was and making sure all the hoses were tight but i still can't find out.

here are some pictures please let me know if you have a clue where it is leaking from

 

Well that's where the head fits on the block, so you could have a blown head gasket. Of course, you may also have a leak from your upper coolant hose where it goes into the head. You might try replacing that hose and clean up the coolant there and see if you still have a leak.

 

could also be from the water temp. sensor, located (lower/right) to the distributor.

 

How would I be able to tell if I had a blown head gasket? Would it effect my performance or anything noticeable? Also I replaced that hose a month ago but I haven't seen anything leak from there.

Water temp sensor? Would that cause it to leak?

 

One way to check is to look at your oil, if its milky and kinda brownish...then you need help quick...But that doesn't always work since you can have a head gasket leak in places where it won't come into contact with oil.

You could also have a mechanic do a leakdown test.

 

unscrew you oil cap and check to see if you have a muddy/milkly build up in the head. have you recently overheated? i would say its the headgasket, do to the color of the coolant

 

Um. my oil seems fine

it is like the original color.

I'm using 10w30 castro synthetic


So you guys think it is the head gasket?

how much would it cost to fix/repair

 

Do a compression test, that might tell you, also if you notice an excessive amount of white smoke pouring out the exhaust. If you do it yourself, it will only cost you the $30 or so yo buy the gasket, and whatever else you may need, if you take it to a garage, you're looking at quite a bit.

 

alright will do

 

i just had mine recently looked at. did a leak down test and it was the water pump.

 

oh was your leak at that location also?

 

The water pump is on the driver's side of the car... his leak is on the passenger side. It's not the water pump. The pump is also located on the side of the block, so if it was the water pump that was leaking, coolant would not pool up on TOP of the block on the other side of the engine.

OP, have you checked your spark plugs? See if any of them are wet (with coolant) when you take them out. (this would indicate a blown head gasket that is allowing coolant to get into your CC.

 

could possibly be the thermostat housing or gasket, it could've been poorly sealed or loose.
just another possibility before the head gasket. gl

 

i just replaced my thermostat and gasket.

my heater works now atleast

 

from the looks of it, it could be the heater blower hose.

 

that makes sense,

how would i be able to tell?

my heater works 80% of the time half the time it is still closed

it used not to work at all when my thermostat was out

 

I had the same problem and fixed it for $2.99...read on.

Look at the pic for reference...

Take a small towel/rag/cloth and wipe just under the large coolant hose on the head (housing circled in pic). If the towel/rag/cloth has coolant on it, then that's most likely where your leak is coming from.

Do the following when the car has been sitting for some time, overnight would be best, so the coolant won't even be near warm. Also have some towels handy, it could get a little wet and messy. Another good idea would be to jack up the car with a floor jack on the PASSENGER side, just under where the door meets the front fender. You only need to jack it up a few inches. This will send all the coolant to the other side of the motor, so when you remove the hose, only a small amount of coolant will come out. Make sure you don't remove the jack until you replace the hose and the housing is nice and snug.

-Remove that upper hose.
-Remove the two 10mm bolts and remove that housing.
-First thing to check is to see if that gasket is ripped, or deformed, and leaking.
-If nothing, try to remove that gasket and instead of using a paper gasket, get some hi-temp silicone and use that. Get a good 1/8" bead around the WHOLE housing contact surface, and as well as AROUND the bolt holes.
-Re-install everything in the reverse order and let the silicone cure completely before running the car again (Read the instructions on the back of the silicone for curing times)

WIPE that sitting coolant, or use some brake parts cleaner to make it clean again. Drive around for a few days, and check to see if it's still leaking. If it's not, then you fixed your leak for a lot less expensive as a head gasket. If it's still leaking, you may want to check around all the sensors just under the large coolant hose. You may want to even remove those sensors that are threaded into the head and use Honda-bond on the threads to basically make them leak proof. You may also use teflon tape, but I wouldn't recommend it, as pieces can come off and float around and possibly obstruct something in the coolant/water passages..

 

i think so too

i will try that