Coolant leak 1988 cutlass

[angel84elco]

Hello all! So this morning I started my olds up and when I reversed out the driveway after letting the car warm up I noticed a leak where the lower hose is. So I drove to the store and to my dads house and we noticed no leak and no overheating or loss of coolant in the reservoir tank.im thinking it is the hose. Your help is much appreciated.

 

[MrSony]

Could just be loose. Keep an eye on the levels. Only other thing in that area would be the trans cooler built into the radiator.

 

[angel84elco]

Could just be loose. Keep an eye on the levels. Only other thing in that area would be the trans cooler built into the radiator.

For now I bought another hose going to let her cool down start her up again and see what happens. And your right and I checked that trans cooler line and it’s bone dry

 

[MrSony]

For now I bought another hose going to let her cool down start her up again and see what happens. And your right and I checked that trans cooler line and it’s bone dry

make sure you have a big pan or something for the fluid. You can let it drain out of the hose you pull off or the petcock on the radiator. If its an older one, I wouldn't chance with the petcock if it looks rusty.

 

[angel84elco]

make sure you have a big pan or something for the fluid. You can let it drain out of the hose you pull off or the petcock on the radiator. If its an older one, I wouldn't chance with the petcock if it looks rusty.

Yeah I’m putting a pan under neath gonna catch as much as possible

 

[pontiacgp]

I had that issue on my Jeep, it would leak once in a while from the lower hose, turned out to be a broken hose clamp.

 

[Texas82GP]

A loose hose clamp will allow a leak in cold weather.

 

[angel84elco]

I had that issue on my Jeep, it would leak once in a while from the lower hose, turned out to be a broken hose clamp.

I also found the water pump squealing so that’s being replaced as well as the belts

 

[angel84elco]

A loose hose clamp will allow a leak in cold weather.

Thank you!

 

[olds307 and 403]

Make sure it isn't coming ftom the weep hole in the pump, looks like a leaking lower hose.