HELP! Where is this coolant coming from?
 

Well, like the title says, I have no idea where this coolant is coming from. It's on the driver's side, seems almost like it could be coming from the radiator itself. I looked as much as I could and could not find it. I'm 99% positive it is NOT coming from the radiator hose right under the intake cuz there was no sign of wetness from that area... I didn't dismanlte everything, but took my intake heat shield and part of the undertray down to try to find it... no cigar.


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its not a big leak....


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ez dude jack the car up, crawl underneath it, have someone slowly rev motor till you start to see the leak

Check the little tube right under your intake. Mine was rubbing it and rubbed a hole right into it. Simple fix. We can certainly find it tomorrow morning either way.

Check the seam between the radiator matrix and the entanks as well. That's a common leak point on radiators.

make sure that when your checking for the leak the system is pressurized (at operating temp). A leak will be pretty quick to find/fix

I'm hoping its just a hose or something simple. I do not want to stock out for a damn dealership visit and a new radiator.

Its dark now btw... Will be checking it out tomorrow

I was mainly wondering if there was something in particular in that area to look at, or maybe a common problem in the area...

I remember finding a small leak of coolant near the intake too...I found that one of the small hoses had wiggled loose just enough for the coolant to spill out. I readjusted everything and it went away.

Also there is a coolant line that goes above the radiator, mine had a pinhole leak from rubbing the fan blades

Just an update, it was the endtank that was cracked