hey, i don't quite know much about cars..........

but my car is leaking coolent.......it's leaking from the hose where my short ram intake is sitting on.

i think all of coolent is almost gone....the little white box is emptied!

is it still safe for me to drive? what should i do? patch the hose or just goto a garage and get it fix ASAP.

i know this is a dumb question...........but hey.......i am a noob.......


[Modified by Integvalier, 9:20 AM 8/24/2002]


[Modified by Integvalier, 9:55 AM 8/26/2002]

 

well, first, fill up the coolant... if oyu dont have any coolant available right now, the most important thing is water so put in some water until you CAN get coolant.

also, at first glance i thought it said "coolent leaking on me leg"

 

can i drive to a nearest garage without any water or coolent?

it's about 5 km away.

 

just pour some water in the there. it won't hurt. all the antifreeze does is raise the boiling point of the water, so that it doesn't evaporate. so the water will evaporate, but it's better than running with nothing in there at all. then you can go tot he store

 

not sure which hose ur talkin bout but make sure all the fittings are snug... u might have messed the coolant hoses that lead to the bottom of teh throttle body. Or torn them. But yea.. put some water in teh coolant tank and u should be alright to drive... butkeep an eye on the temp guage, if it goes up too high then don't drive.. u don't wanna overheat and blow a head gasket.

 

The hose you are speaking of is the Heater Core hose from the thermostat housing to the heater core.

Drain your coolant, take off the hose and get a new one (which will cost you about 5 bucks), and get yourself some coolant, and you are done.

 

okay, i got some pix........here's the leak.........in the red circle........it showes up yellow in the pix becasue of a flashlight..........not rust or anything


ok, here's the end where i can take off the hose..........but where does the other end go? i can't get to the other end. it goes deep under the battery. i can't quite reach the other end with my hand. Do i need to take apart other stuff to get to the other end? instructions on how to remove it will help alot...........THANKs!



here's another pix. Can someone tell me what part number or name is that hose?


THANKS guys!


[Modified by Integvalier, 4:08 AM 8/26/2002]


[Modified by Integvalier, 4:18 AM 8/26/2002]

 

help!...........thanks

 

that sure looks like one of your a/c lines and not coolent

 

a/c line.......eh?

how much is it around to get it fix...........? you think?

 

free if you remove all your A/C components, lol. Not sure about this, but dont you need to drain the system to do work on A/C lines?

 

just to check try turning on your a/c and see if its cold, any thing with the a/c is not cheep to fix

as for the system needing to be drained, if there was stuff leaking out of that hole, the system is already drained

 

definitly is an a/c line

 

from what you have circled in the 2nd pic.. looks like a high side A/C line to me..

 

help!?

 

a/c system is presurized and leaks are bad go to the garage and be sure to give them some sugar after they **** you !

 

sheit..i have a fat *** coolent leak on my gsr cause my radiator is cracked some where. So i'm in search for a new radiator...anyone??????

 

Fluidyne and don't think twice about it. Aluminininium.

Ben

 

ok.......i went to a garage, and the mech told me there's 2 options...........


WELD it.......patch it..........for 200CDN. from a local radiator shop.........

or get the whole hose replaced for 330CDN.. from canadian tires..........

which one should i go with?


[Modified by Integvalier, 5:01 AM 8/27/2002]

 

so is your car still loosing coolant after you refilled the tank?

 

does any one know if that piece of ac line is the same in 5th gen hatches? i just pulled the a/c from my hatch and still have all the lines, i would be happy to send you it for like $20 us if it is the same, then you can just put it on your self and then take the car someplace to have the system charged, it should be alot cheeper then both of the other options

 

or C&R

both aluminum radiators own!!