89' 240 - Coolant leaks

Science · Post by **Science** » 17 Dec 2011, 08:42

Hello again,

Awhile back I noticed some coolant leaking in 2 places.

-On the top of the water pump where it meets the chamber on top of it.
-The passenger side of the Engine, the rear of the engine behind the 4th spark plug a bit below it.

Pretty frequent now. Im basically "spotting"

Post by **billofdurham** » 17 Dec 2011, 11:27

On top of the pump where it meets the cylinder head there is a small seal, part #8 on the attached.

240 cooling system.pdf: (163.23 KiB) Downloaded 171 times

For the leak near the #4 plug it could be the head gasket or one of the pipes leading to the heater.

Bill.

Science · Post by **Science** » 17 Dec 2011, 14:43

Gotcha, thx so much!

Science · Post by **Science** » 19 Dec 2011, 10:11

Well,

I cleaned off the areas I believe the leaks originate from and tried to start the car.
It wants to start like always but just cant hold the pressure Im thinking. Checked plugs
and cleaned suspected surfaces. I can see oil crying from the head seal below the 4th plug.
I can see the radiator fluid seeping out of the head seal right behind the water pump.
And the last visible weep is from the engine cap above the thermostat...

So theres that, sounds like about 1,200$ of work ...

Science · Post by **Science** » 23 Dec 2011, 11:24

Gearing up for the job.

I don't think i want to spend that kind of money on this. It looks like "Time" is
the real enemy here ....

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