UPDATE #3! Al here again, Dug into the car today, and i ended up moving the Power Steering pump out of the way. a few bolts for the casing, and three bolts behind the serpentine cog. I was able to get the top two bolts off easily, tried with the bottom and it was a pain in the ass! I tried to wiggle...

UPDATE #2! Hello all, As you read previously, its been a roller coaster of who, what, when, where, and why on this mysterious coolant leak. I was convinced i had left some old gasket on the block when i just did the water pump job. Before I was about to dig back into it again, I took it to Johns Aut...

I would suggest pulling the reservoir off and setting it to the side, removing the timing cover and letting the engine run for about 15 minutes to get it good and hot. You need to get some pressure in the system. Also, do you hear any hissing or any noise of steam anywhere? Putting the reservoir ta...

Also a crack in the coolant bottle could cause this, as it expands it closes this, then the car sits, it cools, the crack opens and coolant leaks out. Always check the least complicated things first. Sounds like you need a new coolant bottle and cap, and to go from there. I will double check the he...

rspi wrote:A cracked block. I would make REAL SURE that coolant from the water pump is not running down there first.

If it were a cracked block, wouldnt it leak into something? I would have coolant in my oil or something?

also, on that side the the car, there is literally only two places that coolant could come from? the water pump and reservoir tank, correct? What about the seals? like camshaft, exhaust seal, intake seal, etc? anything I could check before ruling it is a cracked block? also, how would I know for sur...

rspi, could it really be a cracked block???? UGH. Ill have to double and triple check. I ran my fingers around the rim of the water pump and didnt see any signs of coolant. where could the crack be? what would it look like? any good methods for checking besides observational? im assuming if it is a ...

Okay scratch everything I previously said. I parked my car, let it cool down, and noticed im missing coolant. I filled it to a bit above the min lvl, and looked uner my car to see a leak! I quickly took off the timing belt cover to inspect and did not see any dampness around the water pump. Next I t...

UPDATE! So the past two days it has not leaked(knock on wood!), so i am leaning towards to possibility of it just working out the air bubbles within the pressurized coolant system. After I replaced the water pump i just filled it up and took off. Now this is the fact that I overlooked, if there are ...

On the NON TURBO car, the only things on that side are the bottle and water pump. You can also have a thermostat housing. Thanks for the reply! So where does the bottom hose from the reservoir tank lead to? I can't seem to figure that out. I've watched it while idling after being at operating temp ...