Leaking Coolant

[blinkwatt]

So upon finding several spots of a wet substance on my garage floor I took the front bumper off. I found the line leading in(possibly out) of the driver side center radiator is leaking. I confirmed it by starting the car and revving the engine,which made the line leak a tiny bit. This started leaking when i started driving the car HARD.

Front above


From below,I had to lay on my back to take the picture.


I'm going to drain the coolant,and take apart the hose and line and check for cracks. I'm just hoping the radiator isn't busted. Does anyone see an issue with this? How big of a bucket do I need to catch all the coolant?

i don't see whats wrong with the pic, but i hope its not a big deal.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by blkboxster

i don't see whats wrong with the pic, but i hope its not a big deal.

Look closely at where the coolant line connects to the radiator,it has a slight leak,enough to leave a drop of two on my garage floor daily.

[CJ_Boxster]

I dont know how much coolant will leak but look for something to plug the hose while your inspecting the radiator neck. If theres a crack, use JB Weld to seal it, I've used it to seal my intercooler neck that was literally in 5 peices on my 300zx. Since it was good enough to stop and hold a 13psi air leak, should be fine on a radiator neck.

[ppbon]

A 2.5 Gal bucket will be more than enough.
I've done this on mine.
You can pinch the hose a few inches behind with some flat, long channel-locks and re-cut the end of the hose and replace.
There will be leakage from the radiator side but it won't be that much.
The tricky part is bleeding the system once you've refilled it.
There's a procedure using the pressure relief valve.
All the air MUST be bled out otherwise you could end up dumping ALL the collant after your next hard run.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by ppbon

A 2.5 Gal bucket will be more than enough.
I've done this on mine.
You can pinch the hose a few inches behind with some flat, long channel-locks and re-cut the end of the hose and replace.
There will be leakage from the radiator side but it won't be that much.
The tricky part is bleeding the system once you've refilled it.
There's a procedure using the pressure relief valve.
All the air MUST be bled out otherwise you could end up dumping ALL the collant after your next hard run.
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro

Isn't there too much fluid in the lines to use a long channel-lock? I tried squeezing the line some where the fluid is and there wasn't much to squeeze,although I wasn't trying hard and didn't want to puncture anything.

I can pick up the channel-lock at a local hardware or auto parts store correct?

Now when you say re-cut the end of the hose. You mean to cut it and replace it if it's faulty correct?

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by CJ_Boxster

I dont know how much coolant will leak but look for something to plug the hose while your inspecting the radiator neck. If theres a crack, use JB Weld to seal it, I've used it to seal my intercooler neck that was literally in 5 peices on my 300zx. Since it was good enough to stop and hold a 13psi air leak, should be fine on a radiator neck.

I don't think JB Weld will work on the radiator neck will it? The neck is plastic.

[blinkwatt]

Does anyone know if the blue plug like screw on the bottom driver side of the center radiator is a drain plug?