Thread: coolant leak

hey guys i have a 98 grand prix GTP and i notice i have coolant leaking from some where on the passenger side of the motor but can not find it any ideas

Coolant elbows or water pump

Coolant Elbows, Water Pump, Heater Hoses being some possible suspects.

so if it is the elbows what kind of new elbows should i go with

Dorman aluminum ones

okok any thing else i should do while im changing the elbows

Dorman #47065hp

RED YOU TOO FAST

should i do LIM while im at it

Hmmm depends has it been done yet? If you already have the metal lim gasket then no need to do it but if you still have the plastic ones you can go ahead and do them if you like.

well i notice if i take the oil cap off while the car is on the car change in idle is this normal

and i do think any thing has been changed on the car before i bought it

Take a look at where the lim meets the head.. You can see if it's aluminum (silver) or plastic it'll be black. If it's plastic now would be a good time to change it

yeah there plastic any thing else i should do

Huge camshaft, and turbo!!

And you can do the Valve covers gaskets if they are old just to be safe besides that... Elbow, lim and vc gasket you'll be good to go

good looking RED thankz

the coolant is leaking from the elbows i guess the rings are bad they seem to leak when im going above 70mpr

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

Huge camshaft, and turbo!!

funny dont want to go that fast as of yet might f**k some S**t up the car is still stock for now