**HELP COOLANT LEEKING RIGHT THROUGH THE CAR**. pics inside
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**HELP COOLANT LEEKING RIGHT THROUGH THE CAR**. pics inside
so the other day i was on the freeway when i noticed my cars heat shoot. so i pulled off at the gas station and added more fluid. by the time i got home the same thing hapened, and continued to leak.
this am i bought a galon of coolant and added some in and started the car on jacks. nothing came out so i thought it was too hot and over filled. butt later i added the rest of the gallon in the resevior and let car start to heat up and coolant came right outta the bottom. it looks to be by the oil pan and the trans. but i cant get under there due to surgery.
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this am i bought a galon of coolant and added some in and started the car on jacks. nothing came out so i thought it was too hot and over filled. butt later i added the rest of the gallon in the resevior and let car start to heat up and coolant came right outta the bottom. it looks to be by the oil pan and the trans. but i cant get under there due to surgery.
here are some pics
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Don't drive the car until you have it fixed. These engines are not forgiving of overheating. The location of the leak suggests it could be from one of the heater hoses that enter the interior of the car through the firewall.
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there is a water hose in the back of the engine where the engine meet the tranny, right next to the hoist bracket. you could see it from the driver side firewall toward passenger side. That is the hardest water host to change, you may need to take out the upper intake manifold to change it. That water outlet has been there through out the 13b years. FC, FD and SE.
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Thx winning. I'll have to check that because the tranny seemed wet but we were all puzzled that there would be a coolant hose going into the trany
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so i think im f*&ked!!!!
i jacked up the car to look for the hose we were talking about earlier and the fluid spews right outta the tranny and the starter!!!! i dont y. where the primary leak is, there seems to be a screw that goes there but . i can stop the drain with my finger when i cover the whole but then it starts coming out of the starter to side. so im so confused, and stresssssed out right now, .
here are some pics
btw thx in advance for the help
i jacked up the car to look for the hose we were talking about earlier and the fluid spews right outta the tranny and the starter!!!! i dont y. where the primary leak is, there seems to be a screw that goes there but . i can stop the drain with my finger when i cover the whole but then it starts coming out of the starter to side. so im so confused, and stresssssed out right now, .
here are some pics
btw thx in advance for the help
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It is odd, the freeze plug don't suppose to leak coolant unless you have very high mileage or you freeze your engine in some point. How many miles and did it snow where you live? did you use more water to coolant ratio? anyway to change freeze plug you have to drop tranny and take out the flywheel. I think there is six of them, you could ask mazdatrix for more info. Are you going to do it yourself or letting some local shop to do it for you?
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The good news is the freeze plug is cheap, like 20 dollars. The bad news is either you have to do it yourself or or pay 300-500 for labor. If you are doing it yourself, you have to buy some coating to put on the freeze plug before you hit it in with the freeze plug punch, I for got what it call, but you could check with your local parts store. When you try to punch in the freeze plug, just hit until it's flush. very simple just takes a lot of time.
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I look through a clutch and flywheel install and found out there is only four freeze plug on the engine, here is the link hope this help.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...15#post3640415
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...15#post3640415
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