Camaro Coolant Leak????
#121
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Eastern PA,
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Its the finding of the right car that can be tuff. I looked at a lot of turds before I found the diamond in the ruff.
Last edited by Gorn; 04-10-2017 at 10:55 AM.
#122
And it is a one owner car with the LS1. It should be a 200,000 mile car the way I drive it. Its all highway. Its been my daily driver for 2 years it has 70k on it now. All I have done to it is brakes, tires, stainless exhaust and a AC compressor. I needed two tires but upgrade to some 18" rims I had around so I did all 4, and the brakes I did because I think they where the original pads, I did not like the way they felt in the rain.
Its the finding of the right car that can be tuff. I looked at a lot of turds before I found the diamond in the ruff.
Its the finding of the right car that can be tuff. I looked at a lot of turds before I found the diamond in the ruff.
#123
UPDATE 4/10/17
The mechanic tried to screw me over, he said it was ready. I had to be SURE, I turned on the car and the check engine light went on??? and the ****er didn't add any coolant just water??? So as soon as I saw that I had to pressure test it and guess what it started leaking in the exact same spot the bolt behind the oil filter and I told him hey it's leaking the same spot and he said the only job that he was only supposed to do was the gasket and I can visibly tell he added a ****load of silicon on the gasket. Total came out to be $500, I paid him $300 upfront and I was supposed to pay him $200 today but I'm not paying him dime more until he fixes that leak.
I need some advice!
I also checked the oil cap just to see if it was milky but I couldn't tell:
The mechanic tried to screw me over, he said it was ready. I had to be SURE, I turned on the car and the check engine light went on??? and the ****er didn't add any coolant just water??? So as soon as I saw that I had to pressure test it and guess what it started leaking in the exact same spot the bolt behind the oil filter and I told him hey it's leaking the same spot and he said the only job that he was only supposed to do was the gasket and I can visibly tell he added a ****load of silicon on the gasket. Total came out to be $500, I paid him $300 upfront and I was supposed to pay him $200 today but I'm not paying him dime more until he fixes that leak.
I need some advice!
I also checked the oil cap just to see if it was milky but I couldn't tell:
Last edited by Bboyphil; 04-10-2017 at 09:32 PM.
#124
it does not look good show your dip stick in pic ,i found a valve cover gasket on my caddy ,lucky the front one replaceing that an brakes today ,going to have solid car was $2800.00,did brakes tires an tune up that it one owner car solid 97 k now has 100k clean to spots to patch very small inner wells 98% rust free ,300hp v8 ,looks like someone did a head gasket an my red 99wheel covers on the camaro cheap $40.00
Last edited by 95 camaro 406; 04-11-2017 at 09:07 AM.
#125
if he was to only do the intake gasket then thats what he did, or was supposed to. is the puddle still forming on the intake or is that leak stopped. if so and he did change the intake correctly then the elbow o rings should have been replaced and the elbows checked or replaced if they came with the intake kit. if he did these correctly then that leaves the water pump or the front cover or a hose or hose connection.
#126
if he was to only do the intake gasket then thats what he did, or was supposed to. is the puddle still forming on the intake or is that leak stopped. if so and he did change the intake correctly then the elbow o rings should have been replaced and the elbows checked or replaced if they came with the intake kit. if he did these correctly then that leaves the water pump or the front cover or a hose or hose connection.
#127
it does not look good show your dip stick in pic ,i found a valve cover gasket on my caddy ,lucky the front one replaceing that an brakes today ,going to have solid car was $2800.00,did brakes tires an tune up that it one owner car solid 97 k now has 100k clean to spots to patch very small inner wells 98% rust free ,300hp v8 ,looks like someone did a head gasket an my red 99wheel covers on the camaro cheap $40.00
That camaro is a damn beauty, looks like you been treating it right!!
#129
Just got a call from him saying it is the head gaskets and he wants the 200$ that he did for the intake. And to fix the head gaskets it gonna cost me alot more..