Leaking coolant and suddenly sounding very rough

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM
114,216 MILES • 3.4L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKAYLA.MESSICK
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My car has been leaking a ton of coolant for a while now and I have not been able to figure out the problem. The attached image is where it's leaking coolant from. Then a couple of days ago, anytime I accelerated my car it sounded really rough and would continuously sound really really bad (I'm not even sure how to describe it).
Sep 8, 2020 at 1:53 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good morning,

No picture was posted. Can you upload it again? I would start with a pressure test to pin point the leak.


https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-is-leaking-coolant

Can you take a video of the noise so I can hear it?

Roy
Sep 8, 2020 at 2:44 AM
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MIKAYLA.MESSICK
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So I did figure out that the coolant issue is the water pump, and the sound is an exhaust gasket that's broken. Thank you so much for your help though!
Sep 9, 2020 at 11:31 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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You are welcome.

Always glad to help.

Roy
Sep 9, 2020 at 11:48 PM
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