Coolant leak

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HARDENSTINE
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1992 300zx 156,000 miles
I have a coolant leak in the back of my motor it only leak when the car is turn off I does not over heat when the car I running and the performance does not change the is not leak when the car is running but ones the car is stop the coolant come out it’s a small amount but it leak on the exhaust manifold make a lot of smoke
Feb 19, 2007 at 12:20 AM
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[quote:175d694ab8="hardenstine"]1992 300zx 156,000 miles
I have a coolant leak in the back of my motor it only leak when the car is turn off I does not over heat when the car I running and the performance does not change the is not leak when the car is running but ones the car is stop the coolant come out it’s a small amount but it leak on the exhaust manifold make a lot of smoke[/quote:175d694ab8]

Sounds like a freeze plug.-it only leaks because the engine cools down and contracts and it opens up.
Feb 19, 2007 at 5:08 AM
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[quote:8082a7629b="rasmataz"][quote:8082a7629b="hardenstine"]1992 300zx 156,000 miles
I have a coolant leak in the back of my motor it only leak when the car is turn off I does not over heat when the car I running and the performance does not change the is not leak when the car is running but ones the car is stop the coolant come out it’s a small amount but it leak on the exhaust manifold make a lot of smoke[/quote:8082a7629b]

Sounds like a freeze plug.-it only leaks because the engine cools down and contracts and it opens up.[/quote:8082a7629b]

hade it work on turns out the was a coolent hous that had a leak in it
Nov 13, 2007 at 2:29 PM
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[quote:2bb274d3eb="hardenstine"][quote:2bb274d3eb="rasmataz"][quote:2bb274d3eb="hardenstine"]1992 300zx 156,000 miles
I have a coolant leak in the back of my motor it only leak when the car is turn off I does not over heat when the car I running and the performance does not change the is not leak when the car is running but ones the car is stop the coolant come out it’s a small amount but it leak on the exhaust manifold make a lot of smoke[/quote:2bb274d3eb]

Sounds like a freeze plug.-it only leaks because the engine cools down and contracts and it opens up.[/quote:2bb274d3eb]

hade it work on turns out the was a coolent hose that had a leak in it[/quote:2bb274d3eb]
Nov 13, 2007 at 4:23 PM