Ugh... Coolant leak

[c@@kieMonsta]

Alright it's not that bad, but I'm not going to ignore it. Recently, I noticed that after the car has a chance to fully cool off(cooler weather is aiding this too), a nice little puddle of coolant appears near the extreme edge(corner where the edge of the splash pan meets the wheel well liner) of the drivers side engine compartment. Coolant is clean so at least that's a good sign. If I stand over my engine bay with the hood open, I can catch a good whiff of the smell coming from somewhere in between the front of the expansion tank and the radiator. Now, before I go ahead and do a pressure test, I was wondering if there was a common cause for something like this? My initial assumption is a seal on one of the hoses maybe? It can't be a crack because it would be sending coolant out all the time. Anyways, thanks for your tips in advance!

[pgraham76]

I just had a small leak at the bottom of the line at one of the rubber hose fittings. Looked like the rubber heat cycled too many times and got some dry rot cracking in it causing a drip that sounds similar to your situation. Hope that's it as its cheaper to replace that rubber line than anything else.

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[c@@kieMonsta]

I just had a small leak at the bottom of the line at one of the rubber hose fittings. Looked like the rubber heat cycled too many times and got some dry rot cracking in it causing a drip that sounds similar to your situation. Hope that's it as its cheaper to replace that rubber line than anything else.

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I'm guessing its easily accessible from underneath the car? I'm planning on pulling off the belly pan and starting the car to see where the leak is from.

[SinCityA6]

I had a small coolant leak which turned out to be a small crack in the aluminum supercharger cooler (in front of the radiator). It was cracked at the cooling line inlet and traveled down the line before dropping to the belly pan. Had to replace the cooler since it was not something that can be repaired.


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[pgraham76]

I did it by pulling the Driver side headlight and plastic fog light cover off to look in and get to it but if you access to a lift I'm sure you could at it from under it.

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[c@@kieMonsta]

I had a small coolant leak which turned out to be a small crack in the aluminum supercharger cooler (in front of the radiator). It was cracked at the cooling line inlet and traveled down the line before dropping to the belly pan. Had to replace the cooler since it was not something that can be repaired.


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How much was the part and how hard was it to replace(please say you DIY'd it!)?

I did it by pulling the Driver side headlight and plastic fog light cover off to look in and get to it but if you access to a lift I'm sure you could at it from under it.

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Yeah I was just planning on driving up on some ramps. Should be adequate access.

[c@@kieMonsta]

I found it. Leaking from hose connection at the top. Wiggled it around and it started dripping. It's running back down the hose onto other hoses where it's pooling up in the front of the belly pan, then down and out from there. I spoke with my BIN and he says that it's probably the o-ring at the connection with that hose.




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[SinCityA6]

How much was the part and how hard was it to replace(please say you DIY'd it!)?



Yeah I was just planning on driving up on some ramps. Should be adequate access.

Super charger radiator was $253.


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[c@@kieMonsta]

Ight, good news! $3 hose gasket is all that was needed. Replaced in 5 minutes. No leaks since Saturday. Thanks for all help all.

[maga4]

Interestingly, I've been having a leak for a while, but the local indie shop said that the leak was right under the supercharger and would be 6 hours to fix due to having to take the front end out, etc. He recommended not doing and just replacing the coolant. It drops from max to below min about every two weeks, and no residue anywhere on the ground or belly pan. No clue where it's really going, but it does drive me nuts. Open to any thoughts! Thanks!

[c@@kieMonsta]

Interestingly, I've been having a leak for a while, but the local indie shop said that the leak was right under the supercharger and would be 6 hours to fix due to having to take the front end out, etc. He recommended not doing and just replacing the coolant. It drops from max to below min about every two weeks, and no residue anywhere on the ground or belly pan. No clue where it's really going, but it does drive me nuts. Open to any thoughts! Thanks!

Did you figure out what the problem was?

[juniorcruzer]

Did you figure out what the problem was?

Mine has been doing the same thing, and I took the supercharger off today, can't find the leak, but it spewed coolant all over yesterday after getting home. So now trying to figure out what the hell is going on.

Jon

[BillBoost37]

Could that be the thermostat housing or gasket leaking? I know they are both right there under the charger. Seems that the charger intercoolers are fairly well built and don't appear to be an typical leak area