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Leaking antifreeze near the tentioner area

Tiny
JOSEPHR
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  • 1995 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS
  • 179,000 MILES
I have a 1995 Oldsmobile cutlass supreme. Leaking antifreeze from the engine looks like its going from the back of the tentioner underneath
the alternator travel down near the crankshaft and drips to the ground
is it an internal or maybe heater core or some seal? Help!
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Saturday, January 7th, 2012 AT 10:38 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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If there is hoses going to the belt tenisor then coolant runs thru it and sounds like it could be leaking from there.
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Saturday, January 7th, 2012 AT 10:43 PM
Tiny
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There is no antifreeze hoses near the tension-er, there is the
power steering hose. I will look again. Sounds like more a head
gasket to me or timing cover in this area?
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 AT 9:55 PM
Tiny
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See if you can rent a coolant pressure tester that will fit your car and pump up the cooling system and look for the leak. If not then put some coolant leak dye in the coolant and use a dye light to trace the leak back to its source.
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 AT 7:33 AM

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