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Old May 18, 2007 | 06:23 AM
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I just noticed a minor or maybe major problem

Good Morning ppl, I just noticed a minor or maybe major problem with my TL, earlier this morning lets say at about 3:00 A.M. i was on the freeway doing about 115MPH, anyways when i get to work and park i see a slight stream or slow moving water coming down from under the car(not enough for a cup of coffee) anyway it looked a little greenish, popped my hood open to take a better look and saw the cap was on tight, no leaks from it, the little reserve coolant thing was full but no leaks eaither and it wasnt even hot or nothing, the water like substance showed up like under the left side of the bumper and it hasnt rained in 2days so i know its not rain water its something that has to do with my car, anyways i gotta ride out to my folks house in sugarland today and just didnt want to end up sitting by the side of the road looking stupid, any help would be greatly appreciated, oh yeah its not the washer fluid because that got damaged during the wreck and i chose not to replace the MF'er, anyways lemme know something
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Old May 18, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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It's engine coolant.
It could be a leak in a hose or something more serious.
You could get stuck, or you might not.
It might be as simple as you overfilled the OF bottle.
You've been in an accident recently, and you're still driving 115? I hope you don't kill someone in an accident.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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water pump could be leaking? or simply could be your AC condensation..
what were you doing driving 115mh at 3:00 in the morning?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 08:22 AM
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usually the car doesnt go that fast for me freely i had my car in the shop and the mech told me he did some extra work to it and it should be hesitating any more to burn rubber so i decided to road test it when there arent alot of cars around and it ran and seemed like to me like it wanted to run more than that for some odd reason, but the water pump is it located in that area? i couldnt see any leaky hose everything i touched was dry, i'll have to check it out again in a couple of hours, i PRAY TO GOD that its not my water pump
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by teekay3001
usually the car doesnt go that fast for me freely i had my car in the shop and the mech told me he did some extra work to it and it should be hesitating any more to burn rubber so i decided to road test it when there arent alot of cars around and it ran and seemed like to me like it wanted to run more than that for some odd reason, but the water pump is it located in that area? i couldnt see any leaky hose everything i touched was dry, i'll have to check it out again in a couple of hours, i PRAY TO GOD that its not my water pump
So you try it on a regular basis? No matter how great of a driver you are, you can't control other people. You WILL kill yourself or someone else sooner or later. OK, sermon over.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by sandynmike
So you try it on a regular basis? No matter how great of a driver you are, you can't control other people. You WILL kill yourself or someone else sooner or later. OK, sermon over.
Hopefully i wont, I used to drive that fast daily but not anymore though because my engine was kinda crappy and couldnt get itself past 85MPH without hesitating but my mech did something to it, he works on alot of imports so i just take it to him and he does whatever and gives the car back at a cost, but anyways its fast now, but if my water pump was bad what are the warning signs for that?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:50 AM
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meazz1 you seemed to have gone thru this problem before in post https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ght=water+pump
anyways where was your coolant leaking from? right or left side?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by teekay3001
meazz1 you seemed to have gone thru this problem before in post https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ght=water+pump
anyways where was your coolant leaking from? right or left side?
It was the lower radiator tank that had a small leak.
I replaced the radiator.

When was the last time you had your coolant changed?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 10:02 AM
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been awhile, prolly about 6-8months, i remember that it was sometime last year
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