Slowly over the past month my antifreeze has been getting low. I have topped it off 2 in the past month so that it would stay full, but now after driving for only fifteen minutes to the store and back home it is just leaking profusely. I dont know if it's the headgasket. I doubt it though because i havent seen any white smoke coming out from the exhaust. I am hoping that it is just a hose that got old and brittle. Oh, and also the past month or two when it gets really cold out ( below freezing) it has been giving me a hard time starting. i would go out and turn the key but nothing happens, the engine doesnt crank, the lights and radio just come on. it takes about 20 to 40 minutes before it will crank at times! if you have any intelligent suggestions, and think you know whats wrong please post!!!
Antifreeze is leaking EVERYWHERE alot!!
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i am thinking it may be the hose that goes from the engine to the waterpump but do not know the name of that particular hose. I couldnt get a real good look because the area is sooo tight and it is only 25 degrees out at 11:30pm.
Hey man do you see any coolant dripped on the floor or water stains in some of the parts of the engine by any chance . Take a look around the back on the passenger side there is a 90 deg hose and a plug back there usually go bad quicker because they are by the exhaust. There is another 90 deg hose in front of the engine under the CPS . Take a look and let me kow whats up...
have you rebuilt this motor or replaced the front seals have you because there is a gasket that goes behind the rear most timing cover that can leak. you should check the hoses tho im sure its one of those
lol... your title says leaking EVERYWHERE.. if you see it leaking it wouldn't be your head gasket. also if it is leaking you should be able to see where it is coming from if you look close enough. Fill the coolant up, get your car running and let it sit in one place while running for a decent amount of time. with your hood popped keep an eye on the coolant hoses, and under the car, look for leaks as it warms up. maybe give it a few rev's to help build pressure.
If your car isn't starting I would think thats entirely a different problem. Could be multiple things such as CPS wiring, starter, battery, ect... but coolant doesn't really have anything to do with your car starting or not.
To me the starting problem sounds like your CPS wiring or starter. I'v had both go bad on me and created the same problem. If the CPS wiring is bad you can jiggle it and it will start up, if the starter is bad it will either never crank, or every now and then crank for you. Thats how it was for me anyway. Anyway good luck on finding the source of your problems!
If your car isn't starting I would think thats entirely a different problem. Could be multiple things such as CPS wiring, starter, battery, ect... but coolant doesn't really have anything to do with your car starting or not.
To me the starting problem sounds like your CPS wiring or starter. I'v had both go bad on me and created the same problem. If the CPS wiring is bad you can jiggle it and it will start up, if the starter is bad it will either never crank, or every now and then crank for you. Thats how it was for me anyway. Anyway good luck on finding the source of your problems!
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I've seen this before, and not just on this car.
Coolant leak leads to steam under the hood.
Steam that then condenses on everything cold/metal.
That condensation then causes sensor, and wire problems when before there were none.
Happens too when people wash the motor, and then do not dry it off by running it for an hour or so.
Fix your coolant leak(s). Then break out the WD40, pull the CPS plug, wipe it dry, and spray some WD40 on both sides of the plug, then plug it back in. Repeat to other plugs around the engine bay. Then it should work. (WD40 is Water Displacement treatment #40.)
It's made to improve electrical contacts.. but also is a pretty good light weight oil in the process. They also make dilectric grease, you can use the WD40, and then apply the grease for a longer water resistant plug/wire contact. (It's the corrosion the water causes, and the deposits it leaves behind that cause the problems in most cases.)
Good luck. (MY CPS failed after washing the car/engine one day.. Some WD40 and grease later, and it's fine.. At least untill you wash the engine bay again..)
I have found if I wash the car, and then go for a long drive, it has no issues. (Gives the engine time to fully dry all the plugs and other places the condensation can hide.)
Coolant leak leads to steam under the hood.
Steam that then condenses on everything cold/metal.
That condensation then causes sensor, and wire problems when before there were none.
Happens too when people wash the motor, and then do not dry it off by running it for an hour or so.
Fix your coolant leak(s). Then break out the WD40, pull the CPS plug, wipe it dry, and spray some WD40 on both sides of the plug, then plug it back in. Repeat to other plugs around the engine bay. Then it should work. (WD40 is Water Displacement treatment #40.)
It's made to improve electrical contacts.. but also is a pretty good light weight oil in the process. They also make dilectric grease, you can use the WD40, and then apply the grease for a longer water resistant plug/wire contact. (It's the corrosion the water causes, and the deposits it leaves behind that cause the problems in most cases.)
Good luck. (MY CPS failed after washing the car/engine one day.. Some WD40 and grease later, and it's fine.. At least untill you wash the engine bay again..)
I have found if I wash the car, and then go for a long drive, it has no issues. (Gives the engine time to fully dry all the plugs and other places the condensation can hide.)