why is my car leaking and what is it

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Apr 23, 2006
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i woke up this morning and saw a puddle under my car

my radiator has been leaking but i put some stop leak in a few weeks ago and it seemed to seal it up

this new leak is in a different spot right next to the drivers side tire

i think its water but it smells funny... not sure if thats because it ran through... watever the fuck it runs through...

my radiator is still full but my overflow chamber thing is almost empty

i figure if i just keep it full it should be fine but i really dont know shit about cars

anyone with some experience feel like droppin knowledge son?
 

R

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Dec 7, 2005
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see what you need to do is go down to the beach and get yourself some sand

close your eyes and pour 25 grams of sand into the overflow chamber

next you need to switch on the engine and with the car in neutral, press the accelerator to rev the engine

get out of the car and sprinkle 1kg of sand liberally over the engine, then using a large sponge, rub the engine in a circular motion

next you need to drive around the block 7 times in reverse with all your windows down and the heat turned up to its maximum setting

while you are doing this, use a spade to pour the remaining sand over your head while shouting 'NEIGHBOURS, EVERYBODY NEEDS GOOD NEIGHBOURS' at the top of your voice so all the pedestrians can hear your

your car should now stop leaking and will drive as usual

hope this helps
 
Mar 16, 2005
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what color is it?

and p.s. stop leak for raditors fucks it up worse, that shit bounces around and gets in your engine too, easier to just replace raditor
 

Roz

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Just a tip for you man... don't poor water in your radiator... I mean it's fine if that's all you have, but keep Antifreeze in it... it'll keep your car from overheating on hot days, and freezing up on cold days...
 
Apr 26, 2003
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If its clear and looks like water, its probably water. If it were ATF, Oil, or brake fluid it wouldnt be clear. Its an outside chance it might be PS fluid, check the PS reservoir and see if it stays at a solid level over the course of a few days, or if you steering is affected. Having not seen it, it sounds like since you had radiator leaks before thats what this is. Take a look around all the hose clamps and pieces that fit the radiator together for any leaks or wet spots, worst case scenario youll need to get your radiator rebuild/replaced.
 
Apr 25, 2002
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Your stop leak probably didnt work and its your radiator. If not it could possibly be your waterpump. If when you opened your hood the liquid was shooting up in the air that indicates one of the hoses is broken because they are pressurized. Cars to regularly leak water too.

I could check it out if you let me fuck your wife. Let me know.
 
Sep 24, 2006
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sounds like the radiator like has been said if you run a/c in your car it could just be water from that. but if you dont run a/c then its prolly radiator if clear. if not clear let us know what color it was and that will help with knowing what ur problem is
 
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i ignored some shit like that before...

and my car ended up over heating and almost fucked my whole shit up, cause the radiator and hose was leakin or some radiator shit or some type a shit or suffa

leaks is serious brodesia
 
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well you left out the most important piece of information, what color is the fluid? and do you have anti freeze in your radiator? if its just water in there its most likely your radiator is still leaking if its the same color. if its red its transmission fluid in which case you need to go to a mechanic. power steering is kind of ambiguous it might be red/pink/amber clear.. are you fighting your steering wheel to turn?

stop leak is horrible, think about it... if it glues that shit in your radiator shut it will clog up your hoses and other shit it gets into too...


if your radiator is just water in there this is what id do
look under your car where the hose for the radiator is, make sure its not a busted hose. if you dont see any hoses leaking do this, if not replace the hose: buy a couple jugs of 50/50 radiator fluid from shucks or autozone, theyre usually 2 for 9$$. unhook the hose and drain out the water in your radiator completely. hook the hose back up and make sure its snug, or has a clamp clamping it tightly on there. fill radiator with the 50/50 mixture, make surey our overflow is filled to the line. go to the dollar store and buy a 1$ can of "ground black pepper", make sure its "ground black pepper". dump half the can in your radiator and run your car for awhile. the pepper will find the leak and get stuck there, and crust itself over the leak. the pepper wont clog up other shit and cause other leaks elsewhere like the stopleak will. the peperi s the same thing as the aluminum powder or titanium powder shit they sell you for twenty times the price.


i had this problem in the summer, there was a penny size hole in my raditor near where the radiator fan was, and i did the pepper and it crusted over the hole and i haevnt had a leak since. you can drive around for months like this, but if this stops the leak, you figured out your problem and should eventually replace the radiator. oh yeah and DONT EVER OPEN TAKE THE CAP OFF YOUR RADIATOR WHEN ITS HOT!!!! its like opening a soda you shook up times twenty, youll have boiling hot radiator fluid shooting at you and all over your engine like old faithful. if this doesnt solve the problem you need to isolate where the leak is coming from. get on your back and get under there and get dirty if you want to save money... its pretty obvious if its coming from the water pump or the radator.. google what a water pump for your car looks like and see if its leaking from there as well, and if it is get a knowledgable friend or mechanic to replace it


what i thikn happened was the stop leak stopped your leak in the raditor, but clogged up one of your hoses, and if your hoses were old they couldnt handle the extra pressure of it pumping through a clogged hose and it burst the hose somewhere and you need to replace a hose somewhere, isolate the leak