my 97 obw has a small coolant leak. i noticed it today for the first time.i drove home got out of the car, talked to a friend, and noticed a spill on the pavement about the size of a papre plate. i chrecked the over flow tank... bone dry. waited a while and opened the radiator , it was full to the top and a gorgeous green.

 

tomorrow i'll burp the system and look for the leak.

 

history: i bought the car with 98k miles, dealer said it needs front axels and engine replace due to "bad wrist pin". well it really had torque bind (bad duty c), and piston slap. so i replaced the clutch pack/duty c and had the t-belt , front seals and water pump replaced. no problems for 10k miles. a great car... loud, but great.

 

so maybe this time a leak is just a leak. it looks like it's coming from under the overflow tank, in that area. any ideas or suggestions.

 

thanks,

john

run some dye, or crack an egg in there. problem solved....

 

eh, i'd go with the dye. the car could get salmonella....

i'm out there looking for the leak. i park on a hill, top off the system, burp it , and let it run for a while. it appears to be coming out of the radiator lower left corner behind the fan shroud. so i remove the overflow bottle to see better. and what i find is it's dripping all the way down the left side from the radiator cap. 6$ later i'm good to go.

 

am i lucky or what.?

woo hoo! thumbs up for easy fixes!

woo hoo! thumbs up for easy fixes!

two thumbs up for not taking it to the dealer and them charging you $400 for a new radiator!!