Coolant Leak + Battery Dead = What The !@#$%?

OperatorSx · 02-09-2002, 02:23 PM

ok im leaking coolant but i dont know where from, i just see the drip drip is actually on the bolt on the right side of the car under the radiator where the crossmember connects to it, or whatever it might be called, perhaps thats actally the skid plate. in any case, im just wondering if its actually leaking from the oil cooler because i just had a new one installed. otherwise, im crap out of luck since i need to go back to school on monday with this car..

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upon further inspection i now see a little puddle of antifreeze under the back right corner of the big plastic "box" that says 16ventiler .. i always thought this thing was a belt cover- guess not? i still dont actually see where its coming from but its either coming from this back right corner or from the antifreeze resiviour itself.. i see antifreeze in it but not up to the min or max at this point.. uh.. maybe its leaking out of that front tube connected to this resiv?
either way i need to put in more if i wanna get it to a mechanic, say. so.. what kind of antifreeze should i go with? as everyone can tell, i am highly clueless

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i looked one last time to see if i personally could figure anything out..

few more things, the curved tube right behind/under the plastic cover/box in the front of the car was disconnected from its source.. there is a sticker on the cover that says something like "when refilling coolant disconnect hose" and it shows a picture of this 90deg angle hose thing.. i guess i can just pop it back on.. its just some sort of air hose?

secondly, back to the bottom right of the plastic cover/box.. where the metal side clip of it has a "trayish" bolted piece in the back, thats where i see coolant building up and then eventually pouring over to the ground i guess. theres a hose right to the right of this thing that just sits there and has no end, its just resting there, is this some sort of pressure release hose? this is okay right? i follwed it up to a place where it becomes metal and has a red little screw that says H on it. so thats that?

im just going to leave the car in the driveway, nothing more i can do eh? i hope some auto shop is open tomorrow so they can take a looksee.. im totally baffled and totally upset. i still dont know why the battery is dead.. maybe the fan decided to run after i shut of the car and it never stopped? thats all i can think of..

oh please someone help

Roger Hall · 02-09-2002, 04:45 PM

if you idendify the parts maybe but without a better description of the problem its hard to help do you have a manual

OperatorSx · 06:40 PM

here is a picture of where i see antifreeze building up.. or a little puddle of it resides here.. or something

this is not my 944S, i forgot to bring the battery home for my camera so it is useless, i found this picture on ebay and just drew a red circle around the bolt that holds the metal angle/brace that then goes under the big plastic box/belt cover and inside the car toward the front and thats where i see green antifreeze.

Rob-O · 02-09-2002, 06:20 PM

Why don't you start by disassembling some things. It takes a 10mm socket and ratchet, and less time than it took to write this reply to get the airbox off.

Roger Hall · 02-10-2002, 09:01 AM

ditto if you cant see it you can fix it

OperatorSx · 02-10-2002, 11:26 AM

yea i know, except i also know that even if i can see it i wont be able to fix it. so.. now i filled it with some coolant and charged the battery and i get the "engine oil" light on.. why? oh man =/ i just need to get this car to a shop.. sorry im just talking to myself in a state of super-frustration.

Roger Hall · 02-10-2002, 05:29 PM

i agree take it to a mechanic

85944na · 85944na's Garage

first thing I would try for the coolant leak would be a new cap for the coolant tank.

OperatorSx · 02-10-2002, 11:36 PM

a new cap you say? interesting suggestion.
why so? i mean.. why would a new cap fix my/a coolant leak? hmm...