WATER LEAK 1997 BUICK SKYLARK HAS WATER LEAKING ON DRIVER SIDE FLOOR

There are a few things you will need to check as the leak could be from windsheild or floor. the first thing is to vacuum floor next is to use a water hose and spray all over windsheild while someone is looking with light inside under the dash to see if water is coming inside, if so then window resealing is needed and window has to be removed. next is to look at floor board from under the car for rust hole, this is the way to go. let me knomw the out come. good day

If it's leaking from the back side of the engine (between the engine and transmission), it will most likely be a freeze plug. You will need to remove the transmission to get to it.

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Yes remove the motor mount.You need to have it supported with a floor jack first.

Here is a step by step link to help guide you.

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http://www.wikihow.com/Change-a-Serpentine-Belt-on-a-1997-Buick-Skylark

Taste the water and if it is sweet it is coolant leaking from the heater core. If it does not taste sweet it is a leak somewhere else. What you suspect is very possible. Start by making sure the drain hose is clear an not clogged. Then check the window gasket. A water hose left running on the window slightly will tell you where the leak is coming from.

is it water or coolant, and do you have water in the radiator or antifreeze, i asume you have coolant so the leak is water then it coming from the heater box which is normal, the water is condensation from a/c so if the a/c is on or defrost you will get water drain out this is normal operation.hope this is helpful.

something is bent, have a good shop ck it out for you, it may be dangerous to drive.

I had the same problem a month ago. I thought it was the thermostat, which sits inside the lower water feed tube that runs from the radiator, under the car and up between the engine and trans axle to the thermostat housing and water-inlet housing attached to the water pump. I replaced it and it kept leaking. So I got under the car with a mirror and a light and found that it was leaking from a weep hole in the water pump. This happens when the water pump seal is bad. to replace the water pump you nearly have to take apart the back of the engine and the timing chain cover. The waterpump is mounted at the bottom of the back of the engine and is turned by the timimng chain. It took me two days to fix, and it was not easy. There are a couple of sites that have info, which helped me. It's about a $600 - $900 job if you take it to a repair shop.

It could be the base of the windshield, or any holes in the firewall in the area just below the windshield (i.e., where the wiper arms are).

It should ,ost likely be on the right lower sid eof the radiator as you are looking at the car

I had this problem twice and it probably is the heater core. There is a temporary fix if you can't get it changed out right away. You can get it tied off but you won't have any heat, it will stop leaking though. Does your heater work? If your heater blows cold and only blows warm when your car warms up then starts blowing cool air again that's a surefire sign.