Hey guys im new to cars and to this site so anyways i bought a 1990 honda accord last week and found out that it comes with so many problems like the "s" light and the speedometer also along with the car idling (rpms revs when idle) and last but not least the antifreeze leaks so bad under the engine. i checked it and it looks like the leakage is coming from between this rubber sealant by the timing belt. help guys?? thanks

 

If it's leaking near the timing belt area, my only guess is that the seals or gasket on the water pump is going out. Which means most likely you will have to change out your water pump. If you bring it to a mechanic, it will basically cost you almost the same price as a timing belt job. $$$..... Let's see what users say.

The lack of coolant in the system could affect the idling.

 

yeah if it's leaking where the timing belt would be it's the water pump.. it's pretty easy to change if you do it by yourself.. but if you bring it to a shop to do it for you then it's going to be pretty pricey.. and since your changing the water pump you might as well do your timing belt, crank seal and cam seals while you are at it..

 

hey thanks guys it looks like it was a sealant but are you sure that its the water pump?? im not second guessing you guys i just wanna make sure. thanks

 

coolant in that area would most likely be the water pump

 

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hey guys what about the other things that i was talking about?? like do i need a vss?? or a tcm??

 

If you have the blinking S light and not speedo is having problems, it is most likely the VSS.

 

So yeah the speedo doesn't work sometimes either but the "s" light don't flash either but this car sucks man