Help needed immediately for coolant leak.
Trygve D Oye (tryg@u.washington.edu)
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 19:55:50 -0700 (PDT)
Can somebody with a good knowledge of cooling systems give me some help on
a problem I have with my 405 S. The car has been totally trouble free for
the last couple of years, until today. Just five minutes ago, I got in my
car to drive home from the store and noticed that my coolant light was on.
I checked the radiator and sure enough it was low. When I got home, I got
out and noticed a lot of water coming out from the left side of the
engine. I turned the wheel and pulled back the plastic cover to find that
the coolant looked to be coming out from behind the bottom pulley of one
of the belts (water pump?). I can't get a good look at it due to the
orientation of the engine, so I don't know exactly where it is coming out
of.
What things are located here that dan leak? Are there any hoses (fingers
crossed), or is it going to be worse? If someone has ideas on what it
might be, I'd appreciate it if I could get some much-needed advice. I
have to be at work on Tuesday and without a car--I'm screwed!
Also, I'd just like to note how happy I am that it happened today--the
first day of a three-day weekend with no hope of a qualified repair tech
until Tuesday! Please let it be a hose or something I can do!
Thanks in advance!
-Tryg
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