Thread: Cant pinpoint where my coolant leak is coming from ??

Originally Posted by BillBoost37

Front skid plate? Can you elaborate. The end tanks on the radiator are tough to diagnose because it's nearly impossible to see them.

I have had 2 GTP's that had a rather large front skid plate (plastic) under the subframe at the front. It blocked off all underneath access to to areas like the bottom of the rad. If the end tanks are leaking or the hose has a split or the overflow is busted at the end tank, coolant can drip down & sit on the skid plate until you start throwing these pigs into a few corners at which time the coolant flies off the skid plate and mother nature sucks it back. Might be a slim possibility but I have experienced it when my overflow hose leaked & all the air being thrown around from the pulleys & belt was spraying **** all over the place. If the coolant he sees is localized to only the power steering pump area then I would retract my suggestion unless he has two simultaneous leaks?

Originally Posted by Elite6

I have had 2 GTP's that had a rather large front skid plate (plastic) under the subframe at the front. It blocked off all underneath access to to areas like the bottom of the rad. If the end tanks are leaking or the hose has a split or the overflow is busted at the end tank, coolant can drip down & sit on the skid plate until you start throwing these pigs into a few corners at which time the coolant flies off the skid plate and mother nature sucks it back. Might be a slim possibility but I have experienced it when my overflow hose leaked & all the air being thrown around from the pulleys & belt was spraying **** all over the place. If the coolant he sees is localized to only the power steering pump area then I would retract my suggestion unless he has two simultaneous leaks?

When you say "end tank" what do you mean?

I've checked the elbows, coolant reservoir, heater hoses, radiator, overflow pipe to reservoir, water pump (behind the pulley etc) Upper and lower radiator hose appear to be fine

IDK where else to look. Its not in the oil, its not burning it. I only found coolant on the power steering pump (saw it from under neath the car) and coolant on the front skid plate.

Just filled the reservoir up a couple inches. I'll see how long it takes for it to go down again and report back. Or if I finally figure out where its leaking from.