i have a water leak some where above the fly wheel dont know what it could be comen from. iv had problems with freeze plugs before above the oil filter and by water pump but i dont know if theres one above the flywheel

really need some help on this gotta use my car to go see my family for Christmas in a few days and its a pretty long drive

 

If it is not radiator hoses or the radiator itself(which obviously is at the front of your car), normally I would expect water leaks from Head Gaskets.

Water leaks can be tough to trace down because the origin can be away from the location of actual drip(flywheel).

If you are continuing to drive the car, keep an eye on temp gauge, water level, and oil color.

 

i believe there is a soft plug behind the flywheel. two i think. what yr and motor?

 

Are you talking about the front of the engine or the rear? I am assuming since you are referring to the flywheel, you are talking back side of engine. Maybe the gasket between the upper and lower intake manifolds, one of the head gaskets leaking externally? If it is the front,and a 3.8L there is a L shaped plastic water pipe that goes from the intake to the water pump that could have a crack or the O rings on the ends are leaking.

 

Based on % of failures I have seen and assuming it is coming from the rear of the motor not just being blown back there I would guess its your intake. All the above list items are also possible. The intake is just a more common problem.

 

If you had to replace a rusted out freeze out plug, you safely assume that the rest of them will also fail soon. I am not sure about your engine, but the ones on the back are usually covered by the bell housing and you may have to remove the transmission to get to it. That is a common problem if antifreeze is not changed at the proper intervals.

 

^^^ there u go. there are soft plugs behind the flywheel. u can pull the transmission and replace them which is what will need to be done sooner or latter, thats if the coolant is comming from behind the flywheel and the plugs are leaking. or u can dump a bunch of stopleak in her and hope it holds thru the holidays stopping regularly on your trip to add coolant or make sure the coolant level is up.