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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee coolant leak need help?

Okay lately when I start mymy truck I been hearing a squeal sound and I thought it was the belt making noise because its cold and wet out. But today was warm almost 60 degrees outside I go start my truck and im hearing a loud squeal with a grind/growling sound and im looking as the car idled 1-2 mins later I see coolant dripping from the front of the car its travelling down and dripping under the crank pulley it drips a drop a second and is pretty steady but I do see my reservoir tank is little low so I drive it get where im going it stops leaking. Start it up hours later when its cold about 35 degrees out and its screaming loud squeal/grinding sound but its not leaking and the sound disappears after 5-10 mins of idle. Does anyone know what it may be? 2000 jeep inline 6 4.0L with 169xxx miles just had new radiator hoses coolant replaced three months ago and was told I should had done water pump but couldn't afford it

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    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    I am with Tim. Be careful about cooking the engine as he pointed out too. While the 4.0 is almost a bulletproof engine some '00's and '01's have bad heads. Poor casting from the factory causes them to crack. Google it. I own a Sport, not a Grand Cherokee, and see this in Sport Forums. Gotta assume a 4.0 is a 4.0. So the model doesn't matter just the engine. Thinking if you really cook the engine it might cause this problem too.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    Sure sounds to me like the sound of a DYING water pump! ( They squeal like a pig before they die ) Better watch that temperature gauge! If it quits on you ( the water pump ) yer gonna pop a belt. No water/coolant flowing through your engine will KILL that engine. Get it checked out ASAP before you blow the engine.

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