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  1. #1 Major Coolant Leak 
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    I have yet to put 5000 miles on the damned thing..... and today, she started smoking like crazy under the hood. i had to stop, throw some water in there, JUST to get home, and all that spurtted out as well.

    im going to look into it tomorrow at work. What should i look out for first?

    P.S.- The LIM, water pump, and elbow from tensioner assy. all appear dry.
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    Post what year and model the car is (SE, GT, GTP), then I'd look at the coolant hoses, and possibly the readiator.

    Worst case- fill it up, start the car and wait for it to heat up and then find the leak. Or take it to a shop and have them do a coolant pressure test on it. May find the leak that way.
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    Yeah do what he said and pray its not a head gasket all tho I don't think it is if ur losing it that fast.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bps02gtp View Post
    Yeah do what he said and pray its not a head gasket all tho I don't think it is if ur losing it that fast.
    Especially considering how infrequent the HG's go on 3800's.
    I drink..so consider that when reading my posts.

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    Right
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    Heater Hose Elbows, EASY FIX!! Took no more than a half hour.
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    Awesome. I love easy fixes!
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    you need to go buy a lottery ticket, today is your lucky day
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    i did, but i wasn't THAT lucky, lol.
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