engine coolant leaking

ricergribbs · 02-02-2005

ok well about a week and a half back i took my car to get the oil changed, i also had the transmission flushed and new tranny fluid put in. ever since, ive been finding a puddle of a clear oily fluid under the car whenever i back out in the morning. i checked the oil level daily, tranny fluid, everything was fine. then last night i was thinking about it and realized it was the engine coolant. so i ran out and checked that, and of course the level is way lower then it was about a month back when i last checked it. i refilled it that time and it was right at the max, and now its slightly below the min. the leak seems to be coming from the rear of the engine, any ideas on what/where could be leaking?

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_Viper_ · 02-02-2005

Look at the Heater core hoses there might be a leak there as they are behind the engine..
Check it out

againifall · 02-02-2005

bring it back to where you got it serviced.. if you touch anything it will be on you.. but if they screwed something up its on them..

gearbox · 02-02-2005

Yikes, it's hard to touch the cooling system from doing oil change, and tranny fluid change only involves loosening one bolt.

pon55 · 02-02-2005

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Originally Posted by gearbox

Yikes, it's hard to touch the cooling system from doing oil change, and tranny fluid change only involves loosening one bolt.

Probably tried to get the oil filter from up top and pushed on a hose or something. Does sound like heater hose problem.

ricergribbs · 02-02-2005

ok actually im no longer sure what the hell it is. at first i thought it was greenish in color, so i kind assumed it was the coolant, but this morning i decided to smell it if it smelled like the coolant, so i put my finger in it, and it was actually like a brown color, almost the same as normal engine oil. but it doesnt smell like it, it really doesnt have a smell, im pretty much out of ideas of what it might be so im gonna jack the car up tonight and have a looksie where its coming from.

hotrodcivic2004 · 02-02-2005

radiator fluid is hte only crap that looks green. i would take it to the dealer man and have htem check it out. is it still under warranty?

ricergribbs · 02-02-2005

yeah its still under warranty, but like i said its not the engine coolant. it just looked green on the ground, maybe cause of dirt or whatnot. but then i got some on my finger to smell it, and it wasnt green, it look almost like normal engine oil just a lighter color. i dont have the slightest clue what it could be, quite a bit has ended up on the ground, and ive checked all my fluid levels and theyre all normal.