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Posted on Apr 04, 2009

Coolant leak. have coolant leak. looks like pump so i replaced it. did not fix the problem. cant see the cause

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I have had these problems,sometimes your rad could leak steam when hot and drivig,some times the cap is leaking orther time the heater core could be leaking.the carpet may be wet under the dash

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