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Gothicabra asked in Cars & TransportationMaintenance & Repairs · 10 years ago

1995 pontiac grand am leaks coolant... help?

the car is a 1995 pontiac grand am 2.3l 4 cyl engine. It belongs to my fiances dad and one the way to work one day he ran it hot and quickly learned that its leaking coolant from somewhere. I popped the hood and opened the radiator cap and poured water inside to see if i could locate the leak...and i did. there is water coming out of a spot on the firewall inside the engine compartment directly behind the engine and just a few inches to the left and about halfway down the firewall. next to this spot (which looks like a hose used to be attached but maybe got disconnected. and nothing looks actually broken the spot simply looks disconnected.) right next to the leak is 2 other metal coolant lines running into the firewall. does anyone have any idea where the spot is supposed to be connected too? I looked for an hour or two trying to locate a loose hose or line but did to no prevail. if anyone has any clue on how to get me started here i would appreciate the help. thx!

Update:

The car has been sittin for a few weeks and im just now getting to it so cracking the block isnt much of an issue in terms of it being hot. I'll do some more checking thanks

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  • bandit_60
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    it sounds like where the heater hoses hook to the heater core but you should,nt put cold water in a overheated engine, you could crack the block. check the heater hoses, there could be 1 busted.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    If the hose that's leaking is at the back of the engine as you say here, it sounds like a heater hose. that should not be complicated nor high priced to repair. it quite is a loose hose clamp that basically needs to be tightened. from time to time the top of the heater hose "expands" and deteriorates and you choose basically to diminish the undesirable section decrease back and re-connect.

  • Michael S
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    I would tell you exactly where the leak is but I can't see the car, and neither can anyone else on this forum.

    I could guess but the only guess I would give you is it's leaking from something that contains coolant.

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