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lorijo17
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Sep 13, 2009, 7:13 AM
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coolant system leak
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i just had a faulty water pump replaced on my 2002 hyundai santa fe 2.7. Brought it home from the garage and it still leaked! Since it ran hot a few times - but not for long and not into the red, some people think i may have caused a cracked head or blown head gasket. Well the car runs perfect. There is no white smoke coming from the exhaust. there is no water in the oil and vice versa. The leak is coming from the water pump area underneath the passenger side. This is an external leak. Can internal leaks in the engine actually leak from underneath the car?
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Sidom
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Sep 13, 2009, 9:35 AM
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If it's still leaking then you need to take it back so it can be rechecked. If it's getting hot you really shouldn't be driving it until it's fixed. You could do more damage to the engine driving it while it's overheating.....
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Sidom
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Sep 13, 2009, 10:24 AM
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Keep an eye on the coolant level, if it isn't losing any coolant it's possible the coolant you are seeing was just coolant caught in the sub frame when they did the pump. If that is the case then by now you really shouldn't be seeing any more coolant on the ground. If the "leak" stays at the same rate and the coolant level is going down, then it would be best to take it in to have it rechecked
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lorijo17
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Sep 13, 2009, 2:22 PM
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It is dripping down at a fairly steady rate only when the engine is running.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 13, 2009, 4:52 PM
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Get that checked at once! I could just be a flawed gasket with the job but you need to know! DON'T LET IT OVERHEAT AT ALL AS MOST OF THESE WON'T TAKE IT WITHOUT MORE DAMAGE THAN JUST A WATER PUMP!
T
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lorijo17
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Sep 16, 2009, 4:15 AM
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Got it fixed yesterday. The water pump was bad and he put on the seal correctly so found out a freeze plug came loose. Best thing is that he only charged me 100.00 to take apart the Suv and find and fix that secondary problem.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 17, 2009, 1:00 AM
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Thanks for reporting your situation,
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