green leak from front right of car

[funkadelic1022]

the snow under my car has been melting in one spot each time i park it.
this has only been going on since yesterday (thurs.). this morning i now look and there is a few drops of a greenish liquid in the snow. i might have seen the same thing yesterday. anyone know anything that could help me with this one? thanks

[joe92k1500]

Well the greenish liquid is engine coolant. It could be anything from a bad hose to a bad radiatior. Does it seem to be comming from under the bumper, or closer toward the engine? I would take a look under the car and see where you see green fluid. Follow the fluid and you found your leak.

[funkadelic1022]

under the car there is a hose with a piece of metal in front of it. the underside of the hose is exposed but the piece of metal protects it from the front. the leak seems to be flowing down this piece of metal from left to right. i am preparing myself for the worst...but what do you think i would be looking at in repair costs? thanks for the speedy reply

[funkadelic1022]

forgot this part...the leak is coming from closer to the bumper. roughly a foot or less into the body of the car from the bumper.

[denisb]

By your discription, it sorta sounds like you might have a radiator end cap that's leaking. They can be recrimped, but the outcome isn't all that great. So basically I'd be thinking new rad (if this is your problem). It could be however a leaking hose, your discription is a little vague. If we could see a picture of this it would probably clarify things a little. Your best bet if you can't get a picture of it is to bring it to a mechanic for an inspection to get a correct diagnostic.

I'd get it checked ASAP. If it happens to get worst quick (specially if it would be a rotten hose or loose clamp) and you loose all your coolant while driving (like I saw someone do last week on the highway) the fixing $$$$ are going to get considerably higher.

Denis

[Psychopete]

Originally Posted by denisb

If it happens to get worst quick (specially if it would be a rotten hose or loose clamp) and you loose all your coolant while driving (like I saw someone do last week on the highway) the fixing $$$$ are going to get considerably higher.

Denis

Don't know what year your Taurus is, but letting your engine run with no coolant might cause you to have repair costs that are higher than the car is worth. I'd have it towed to a mechanic if you can't indentify the leak. They make repair tape for such situations. Not a permanent fix by all means, but at least you can get it to a mechanic.

Considering the amount of pressure that builds up in the cooling system + the rate it's already leaking, in some cases it's going to exponentially get worse depending on what's leaking. No coolant = basically blown motor. Work won't come cheap on these cars either. I've changed head gaskets on a 3.1 Chevy, I was one frustrated person that day. Rear wheel is so much easier to work on, I wish every car was. (Except for the T-Birds... Those will get you cussing in a hurry.)

Pete