found puddle of coolant on passenger side???

[wicked6]

This morning I found a small puddle of coolant on my passenger side after I pulled the car out. So I do not know the source as of yet? Could it be coming from the passenger side heads and if so would that be a major problem, as in get it fixed ASAP? FYI, I checked my oil and it does not look fouled. I recently changed to Distilled and rmi-25, before this I never had a problem.

 

[UNGN]

The heater hoses are fragile and prone to rust/damage. I'd check them first.

 

[scottyb]

Could be many things near that "side":
rad hose
water pump
heater hoses
intake gasket
heater core (does it drain outside?), but you'd smell that inside the car anyway.

 

[BoostKillsStres]

Could also be the heater control valve if you still have the stock steel one. Mine did the same thing a year ago, replaced w/ plastic.

 

[FlyinGN]

nope. Not all the time. My heater core leaked OUTSIDE the car and I never smelled it inside..

Originally posted by scottyb

heater core (does it drain outside?), but you'd smell that inside the car anyway.

 

[QuickWE4]

Could it have evacuated from the overflow container on the pass side?

Radiator drain (ok, I didn't want to write petcock) leaking?

Lower rad hose?

Rich

 

[wicked6]

its just strange that after I replaced the coolant/water mix + rmi25 with distilled water and rmi-25 that this started to happen!!!

I also, noted while checking the oil that it was almost 1 quart overfilled. Ouch, my friend and I must have not checked right!! We checked the oil and it looked full, but I guess if we had left it sit and let the oil return to the pan we would have seen that it was indeed full before we add more oil.

I have not driven it much since the addition of the fuel, so hopefully I did not damage anything. How bad is this!!! I know it is bad, but I do not know the effects of too much oil.

 

[scottyb]

Originally posted by wicked6
I also, noted while checking the oil that it was almost 1 quart overfilled. Ouch, my friend and I must have not checked right!! We checked the oil and it looked full, but I guess if we had left it sit and let the oil return to the pan we would have seen that it was indeed full before we add more oil.

I have not driven it much since the addition of the fuel, so hopefully I did not damage anything. How bad is this!!! I know it is bad, but I do not know the effects of too much oil.

I wouldn't sweat it. Just drain some out and keep rolling. Don't think it would damage anything. Just pound on it till you blow a HG. , then you'll have good reason to start wrenching.

 

[wicked6]

Found out that it was not a puddle of coolant, but a puddle of battery acid. My battery was leaking from the + terminal. I doubt that this is not common, what could have caused this. The battery is a maintenance free one that is only 2 years old.