Friday, September 23, 2011

Why is coolant leaking from my 1990 Mazda Protege?

We just go the car and it worked fine one day, we added coolant and it was fine. The next day it stalled and started to overheat. After cooling down, the resevoir was full, but it still took an entire bottle of coolant. Driving it home a mile or so all the coolant leaked out and left a trail of where we came from. We checked the hose coming from the radiator and it was coming from further back and is just pouring out. it is on the left hand side. What could this be? A hose? Waterpump? If it is the waterpump, any advice on how to change it out?Why is coolant leaking from my 1990 Mazda Protege?you mentioned you just got it.. if it sat for a long time on a usedcar lot my guess would be the water pump seal has failedWhy is coolant leaking from my 1990 Mazda Protege?If you can't see where it is leaking from (could be anything on an 18 year-old car) then tow it to a shop to have it pressure tested.