Okay I have a 98 Honda Accord, I am losing coolant like there is no tomorrow from underneath the car. Yesterday, I was coming home after only driving for max 10 minutes and I was at a stop light and the car started acting like it was going to die. It never did but when I pulled in my driveway it started to do it again and my temp gauge started climbing. I put coolant in, left to go up the street, car acts fine. Come back home, the sputtering started again and then my heater was blowing intermittently between hot and cold. No white smoke coming from the tail pipe, but the car acting like it is going to die when I stop is scary. Any advice>

 

Inspect the underside of the engine. Is it a busted hose (easily replaceable) or is it coming from the timing belt cover (waterpump)?

 

It's coming from directly under the radiator. It usually pools right next to the front drivers side tire. I checked the oil dipstick a little while ago and there isn't coolant on. Looked normal. I don't know a whole lot about cars, but the whole acting like it's going to die is kind of scary.

 

You could have a cracked tank on the radiator or even a bad radiator cap. You need to watch for leaks while the car is running to ascertain leak point.

 

Make sure the cap is on correctly and still good. Check the hoses and clamps and make sure the radiator drain on the bottom of the radiator is closed nice and tight. Not too tight though.


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