I check my car when I got to work today and it was leaking radiator fluid from between the oil pan and the block. It has been over heating off and on the last few days. Can someone tell me how to fix this. Do I just need to change the gasket on the oil pan.

 

where does it look like the coolant is coming from? higher up or from betwen the pan and block

 

it could just be a leak somewhere....but if coolant is in your oil then your headgasket is blown

 

I just spoke with civictyper99 and I told him I think it's his waterpump leaking.

Without seeing the car it's impossible to diagnose, but it sure sounds like the waterpump.

A leaky head gasket usually leaks oil near the transmission side, and it will not leak straight coolant.

The only thing on the timing belt side of the engine that would be able to leak coolant is the waterpump itself.

Anyone else concur?

 

I have a leaking water pump and its sound like we have the same problem... the fluid just slide down the block... and we can see it near the oil pan and damper...

 

thanks for all the help guys

 

when you look at the oil dipstick, what does the oil look like? - if it is a milky color then you are fawked with a blown head gasket.

If it seems OK, then it is probably your water pump. It is a bitch to change - but change it quick or else you can blow the head gasket from it overheating...

 

I will try to change it asap but first I have to get a radiator because I was told my radiator it bad, too. Could the cause it to leak if I have a bad radiator.

 

So do it all at once.

 

Indeed, change out water pump, timing belt and thermostat at the same time...save the headaches.

 

yup

 

Modified by CardDealer at 3:53 PM 11/17/2006

 

although not as likely it could just be the feed pipe which takes coolant from the thermostat side of the block along the back (under the intake manifold) to the water pump...

Could be leaking there... certainly worth checking thuroughly before replacing the water pump...

And if it does turn out to be the water pump I'd just do the whole timing belt etc while I was in there... unless it had been done REALLY recently (under 40k mi.)