Coolant Leak-Alero
vponticello
11-29-2006, 01:04 PM
I have an 01 Alero 4 cyl, 115k miles and recently my coolant light came on and white smoke was coming from under the hood. I stopped and checked the reservoir and it was empty. I filled it with the green stuff (that's all I could find) just to get me home. When I got home, I checked under the hood and all the hoses were okay and nothing was leaking. But under the car there was a steady stream of coolant running off the oil pan.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the leak? Could this be a water pump problem and it's just collecting on the oil pan? Are there any coolant lines running near the oil pan?
Can anyone point me in the right direction to find the leak? Could this be a water pump problem and it's just collecting on the oil pan? Are there any coolant lines running near the oil pan?
xeroinfinity
11-29-2006, 09:38 PM
Welcome to AF !
Not a good sign when coolant pours out.
If you had Dexcool in your system and mixed green in it makes a sludgy goo that doesnt flow through the engine well at all.
Thier are a couple heater lines that go into the firewall behind the motor.
Start thier, but a freeze plug could be leaking. The head could be cracked. Its hard to say with out thoroughly inspecting everything.
Not a good sign when coolant pours out.
If you had Dexcool in your system and mixed green in it makes a sludgy goo that doesnt flow through the engine well at all.
Thier are a couple heater lines that go into the firewall behind the motor.
Start thier, but a freeze plug could be leaking. The head could be cracked. Its hard to say with out thoroughly inspecting everything.
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