1998 Mazda Protege overheating

146,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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MEGANWALTER
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My Mazda Protege was leaking water because there was a hole in the top radiator hose I replaced the hose and it was running fine for about a month I got it on the freeway went about 30 miles and it started to overheat and when i put water in the radiator I noticed it dripping water from the left side of the engine by where the belts spin, where is the water leaking from and how do I fix it??
Jun 29, 2008 at 10:19 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Sounds like the water pump is gone-look carefully to confirm it-could be a hose/freeze plug or its coming from the cylinder head
Jun 29, 2008 at 10:49 AM
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