Looked at somebody's 3100 today and appears to have coolant leaking onto the starter vacinity, but it might be from the bleader valve. The thermostat housing doesn't appear to be leaking and doesn't look like anything is leaking from any nearby lines. Wondered what other possibilities exist. Oil is clean. Car is a 96 with 190K on the clock.
<br />92 coupe and 93 vert LQ1's<br /><br />I own 2 so I have one to drive when the other breaks
Upper Radiator hose, or quite random but a crack in the thermostat inlet pipe... are you running dexcool?
1999 Lumina Ls 3100<br />-GMPP Front STB<br />-MMI WAI<br /><br /><br /><br />Obama For President!!
could be a water pump also
-Jim
1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL | 3.1L(3100 SFI) 191ci 60º V6; 4T60E
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SE | 3.3L V6
water pump is on other side of the motor, if it was leaking it would end up on the vally between the ac compressor or on the ac compressorOriginally Posted by cutty
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Bad freeze plug?
Jay
1988 GMC Sierra SportSide "Indy Hauler" clone|350 TPI (project in pieces)
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1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette|3.8 TPI (Summer driver)
Check the coolant hoses/pipes under the TB. It could drip onto the trans and down onto the starter. Best bet is to put a pressure tester on it. Autozone rents them.
1991 Cutlass Supreme 3.1L 109k<br />
check intake gaskets
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does this commonly cause external leakage?
im not sure, but I have had that happen to me once and it was either the gaskets or an o-ring on the heather line going the heather coredoes this commonly cause external leakage?
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That is correct. Now if you were saying that there was coolant on the acc. belt, then it'd definitely be the water pump.water pump is on other side of the motor, if it was leaking it would end up on the vally between the ac compressor or on the ac compressor
That is incredibly unlikely to be the cause of an external leak unless the UIM is not torqued to spec. Check the upper rad hose and go from there.im not sure, but I have had that happen to me once and it was either the gaskets or an o-ring on the heather line going the heather coredoes this commonly cause external leakage?
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no... it can leak to the outside. usually they leak to the inside though. maybe 1 in 20 leaks out and not in.
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Head gasket could come out the front also...
1991 Cutlass Supreme 3.1L 109k<br />
i was thinking freeze plug too
I still think its the upper rad hose
1999 Lumina Ls 3100<br />-GMPP Front STB<br />-MMI WAI<br /><br /><br /><br />Obama For President!!
I think it's the intake gasket, only because when mine went, the coolant dripped from near the oil pump drive, ran down the block and soaked the starter.
Yeah, it's still on the road. 5/21/12 210,800+
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