After my van has been ranned, I noticed a smell of coolant. I looked under my van, and saw drips coming (looking from passenger front tire) from the lower right side of the engine. I have not driven my van, to avoid doing more SERIOUS damage. But i notice the coolant in the coolant box is getting lower and the van is not being ran. My van starts strong, but will start to leak coolant as soon as its turned on (Not driving van, just trying to see where exactly the leak is coming from)!
Check all your hoses run vehicle for awhile the inspect hose in this area. look for obvious things next check at the engine to see if a freeze plug is leaking then inspect you heater assembly the core may be leaking I'm leaning toward a hose or shut off valve
SOURCE: Low coolant and oil smells like gas. No white/blue
let your car idle go back to the tail pipe if it seems to be steaming alot , and or smells like antifreeze then you have a head gasket problem or a gasket leak alowing in directly into your engine
SOURCE: windshield washer fluid hose is leaking behind front right wheel
I had the same problem. Reservoir would drain for no reason and I later found that the water was soaking the passenger side carpet and filling the wire channel under the doors. Tracked the problem to a barbed fitting behind the passenger side kick panel, just below the dash. The fitting connects the tubing coming through the firewall from the reservoir to the rear wiper/washer. The hose had come loose from the fitting (possibly due to freezing). I re-installed the tubing onto the the fitting and it has been fine ever since.
SOURCE: My 2001 Ford Windstar van seems to be using alot of coolant daily
Possible coolant leak on hot engine parts causing it to evaporate as it leaks. That would definitely invade the cabin air.
You would need to carefully check under the hood with the engine warmed up and running.
Also could be a headgasket failure between coolant channels and a combustion chamber. This latter problem sometimes shows itself as vapor at the tailpipe after there should be no more visible. You may also detect the odor of coolant there too.
SOURCE: Right rear axle leaking gear oil
If it is the seal on the bearing, its not easy it is very time consuming, but this can also be the veiw if you have a brake cyl leak which can be caused by the brakes being exessevely worn in the rear end. I would take it to a shop and have them check it out,
SOURCE: 2002 f250 4wd, 7.3 psd. noticed today while
the wheel bearing is the cause, it has a support bearing that hold the axle in place.
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My 1991 Toyota corla is leaking coolent on the front passenger side it has a new radiator I checked the tank it had no hole but when I looked under it looked like it was driipping frome by this pully
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