Engine coolant leaking

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY
150,000 MILES
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BONNIE LEWIS
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Four different possible problems

#1. definite coolant leak of antifreeze (green visible).

#2. possible steering wheel pump needed.

#3. serpentine belt has cracks, needs to be replaced.

#4. tension pulley.

When I went to drive my car, I suspected that there was little or no steering fluid, as I could hardly steer the wheel. I took my car to Rapid Oil where I always get my oil changes, and asked them to see if there was any steering fluid and to top off my other fluids. After agreeing to do this they looked under the hood and noticed that there was green fluid on the metal of my engine, and said I have a coolant fluid leak, also they said the serpentine belt could go anytime as there are cracks on it. Then they told me I may also need a power steering pump and tension pulley. I need to know if these problems would be worth fixing given the year of my car and if so what would be the best step to fixing these problems as reasonable as possible.
Feb 15, 2021 at 5:56 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

That's a hard question to answer not seeing or knowing about the vehicle. If it has been a good vehicle and runs good, here is what I tell people. Determine the amount of money the repairs will cost and them compare that to a new car. Often times, you can't get a replacement vehicle for the cost of repairs.

My one concern is the coolant leak. The other things seem straightforward, but we don't know where the leak is. Take a look through this link. See if you can locate and repair the leak yourself. The link explains what to do.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-is-leaking-coolant

Do this and let me know what you find or if you have other questions.

Take care and God Bless,

Joe
Feb 15, 2021 at 6:55 PM
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STRAILER
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We will handle the coolant leak on this thread please post the other problems separately.
Feb 16, 2021 at 12:02 PM
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