Water leak
#1
Water leak
My V6 3.4L has water and oil leaking onto the bottom of the engine.. Not a lot, theres stil plenty water in the resevoir and radiator so im guessing its coming from the block or somewer in the engine.. I noticed this when i changed my starter today... I dont think i have a bad or blown head gasket so Im lost to where the waters coming from... Ill do more exploring tomoro underneth the hood.. Hit me with suggestions if any
#3
So many places...
rusted freeze plugs, bad lower intake manifold gaskets, bad head gaskets, heater and/or radiator hoses, throttle body colant hoses, coolant pump, fan switch, coolant temp sensor, etc.
Clean off the engine and then drive it for awhile. Narrow down where the leaks are coming from.
Here's my 3.4 on a stand. Look at all the possible locations for leaks.
rusted freeze plugs, bad lower intake manifold gaskets, bad head gaskets, heater and/or radiator hoses, throttle body colant hoses, coolant pump, fan switch, coolant temp sensor, etc.
Clean off the engine and then drive it for awhile. Narrow down where the leaks are coming from.
Here's my 3.4 on a stand. Look at all the possible locations for leaks.
#4
Get your head in there and take a look it could be anything and no one is going to be able to remote diagnose it. If you can't tell where they are coming from you might want to clean the engine and check it again a couple times and if that fails go to the parts store and pick up some some black light dye for oil and coolant and add them and then hit it with black light in a garage or at night to see what glows.
Best I can do from Minnesota
Best I can do from Minnesota
#5
yep, it helps alot if we know where or at least what end the coolant is coming from. two common leak areas are the intake manifold and a plastic elbow under the alternator. if i remember right elbow leaks from the front and intake from the back most times. heater hoses are also a common place for leaks on any motor.
#10
What, is one of the plastic side tanks cracking? If so, high cooling system pressure can do that but the radiator cap should relieve that pressure before tank cracking. Hard to believe that a heater or radiator hose wouldn't pop before a tank would crack.
You may want to put on a new cap to make sure that excessive pressure is venting.
You may want to put on a new cap to make sure that excessive pressure is venting.