2002 Grand Am Se
altered.state
11-07-2005, 10:28 PM
New to this i have a 2002 grand am se , seems like once every week i have to fill the car up with coolant , by looking on my driveway i can only see lil spots of where it has leaked out , but cant find the leak anwhere under the car , the spots seem to be almost near the middle of car and to driver side ... any help with this please
starsil9
12-02-2005, 10:04 PM
New to this i have a 2002 grand am se , seems like once every week i have to fill the car up with coolant , by looking on my driveway i can only see lil spots of where it has leaked out , but cant find the leak anwhere under the car , the spots seem to be almost near the middle of car and to driver side ... any help with this please
How many miles on the car?
Sounds like:
Intake manifold gasket!!! Very common problem with the 3.4L engine. Did mine last July was leaking for almost a year, and I was afraid that it would blow out completely with the strain of the summer months.
If you look up under the intake at the back of the engine above the transmission is where you might see it. Mine was on the surface between the head that is to the rear of the car, and the manifold, and I couldn't see it, until I pulled the airbox, and intake tube with the massflow air sensor, once that was out of the way, I could see it, it was tracking down inbetween the trans and the engine!!!
If you can do the work yourself, it is cheap only cost is for gaskets and coolant. I flushed my engine while I was at it and changed it over to green coolant from dexcool. Call around, some shops will check it for free!!!!
Good luck with it!!!
How many miles on the car?
Sounds like:
Intake manifold gasket!!! Very common problem with the 3.4L engine. Did mine last July was leaking for almost a year, and I was afraid that it would blow out completely with the strain of the summer months.
If you look up under the intake at the back of the engine above the transmission is where you might see it. Mine was on the surface between the head that is to the rear of the car, and the manifold, and I couldn't see it, until I pulled the airbox, and intake tube with the massflow air sensor, once that was out of the way, I could see it, it was tracking down inbetween the trans and the engine!!!
If you can do the work yourself, it is cheap only cost is for gaskets and coolant. I flushed my engine while I was at it and changed it over to green coolant from dexcool. Call around, some shops will check it for free!!!!
Good luck with it!!!
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