So today just about 10 min ago i was pulling into my buddies and saw my cars engine temp gauge was spiking. so i ran home real fast, and it drops a little bit.

BUt when i got out of thecar i smell the strong smell of antifreeze. so i pop the hood and see the radiator, the one with the cap on it leaking from the top wher the foam is. it seems like the antifreeze is seeping out of the seam?

do i just need a new rad?

 

check ur hose for any cuts top and bottom...

 

hoses dont leak i can see the rad is leaking cause its bubbling out of the top seam of the rad.

 

Replace it.

 

Typical problem, the top seam fails, you need a new one about 80 bucks at Advance auto.