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11-24-2009, 03:57 PM
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99-3.8 Loosing Coolant, Can Smell it in engine area
I am loosing engine coolant I would say around half a gallon every 1-hour of driving. I can not see any leaks but I can smell the engine coolant under the hood. I do not see any water in the oil. I can't believe all this water in going in the intake manifold. Where oh were is the water going.
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11-24-2009, 04:10 PM
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Re: 99-3.8 Loosing Coolant, Can Smell it in engine area
thats a lot of water,can you pressure test the system??if you cant see the leak it maybe a heater core have you checked the carpets to see if they are wet??
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11-29-2009, 12:59 PM
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Re: 99-3.8 Loosing Coolant, Can Smell it in engine area
My sister had a similar problem with her 02 Grand AM several trips to the dealer and they never discovered what it was, eventually it just stopped.
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12-16-2009, 11:08 AM
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Re: 99-3.8 Loosing Coolant, Can Smell it in engine area
I had this problem. I was losing coolant like crazy. I took it to a mechanic and it ended being a problem with the water pump, but you would never know because the coolant would sear off so quickly. I think it cost about 200-250.
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12-21-2009, 10:41 PM
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Re: 99-3.8 Loosing Coolant, Can Smell it in engine area
While you are checking things, look at the plastic elbows that connect the tensioner and water pump to the block/lower intake manifold. They degrade over time and will eventually leak. My '99 did that and did not show any noticeable leak. The parts are cheap, generally $5 for the pair. Here is a link to a forum here that helped me immensely.
http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul.../t-663401.html 
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