1994 st coolant leak. help?, I have a coolant leak that i cant seem to locate. Options

[ChamacazoSt]

The location of this leak seems to somewhere on top of the,oil pan? It drips a little while the car is on and leaks way more while its off. I lose somewhat a lot of coolant. And its just very annoying. Any one know where it might be coming from? I got under the,car and saw drops dripping off from the top of the oil pan but its very hard to see from the bottom and top of the car. My engine is a 1.8 if that matters.

My battery light also came on yesterday. I replaced the alternator around 2 months ago. The lights blinks rapidly when I'm stopping and is,solid when im accelerating. I went to autozone and the battery was "too low" too test it. What could it be? Battery taking a dump on me?

[Noahwhite2014]

The location of this leak seems to somewhere on top of the,oil pan? It drips a little while the car is on and leaks way more while its off. I lose somewhat a lot of coolant. And its just very annoying. Any one know where it might be coming from? I got under the,car and saw drops dripping off from the top of the oil pan but its very hard to see from the bottom and top of the car. My engine is a 1.8 if that matters.

The best advice i ever got for finding fluid leaks is clean everything up. It will be so much easier. Jack the car up, removing the plastic panels and such, and washing the entire underneath of the engine, tranny, oil pan etc, all of that stuff with DAWN DISHWASHING SOAP! Shoot it down with water, and repeat. Once you have that done, or before you have it done, go pick up some oven cleaner from walmart. Any foam degreaser/cleaner will work. You can even use scrubbing bubbles foam cleaner. I prefer it since it has more in the can and smells a lot more pleasant than oven cleaner. let it sit for a good 15 minutes and come back and scrub it with a wet brush, the foam will be gone but you'll see all the caked on oil and dirt dripping onto the ground.

Once its clean you'll be able to find exactly where its leaking from within a day or two!

My battery light also came on yesterday. I replaced the alternator around 2 months ago. The lights blinks rapidly when I'm stopping and is,solid when im accelerating. I went to autozone and the battery was "too low" too test it. What could it be? Battery taking a dump on me?

Doesn't the battery light being on mean the car is using more power than what the alternator is supplying? Id get the alternator tested, and let them recharge your battery for an hour or so to test it afterward (don't try recharging a dead battery from an alternator, trust me i killed 2 of them this way because I'm an idiot and i didn't read the big label on the alternator install guide...) . If the alternator is bad they'll be able to tell you in about 20 minutes if they aren't too busy. Then if its bad, go ahead and buy a new one and give them the old one and install it while you wait for your battery to be charged.

[ChamacazoSt]

The location of this leak seems to somewhere on top of the,oil pan? It drips a little while the car is on and leaks way more while its off. I lose somewhat a lot of coolant. And its just very annoying. Any one know where it might be coming from? I got under the,car and saw drops dripping off from the top of the oil pan but its very hard to see from the bottom and top of the car. My engine is a 1.8 if that matters.

The best advice i ever got for finding fluid leaks is clean everything up. It will be so much easier. Jack the car up, removing the plastic panels and such, and washing the entire underneath of the engine, tranny, oil pan etc, all of that stuff with DAWN DISHWASHING SOAP! Shoot it down with water, and repeat. Once you have that done, or before you have it done, go pick up some oven cleaner from walmart. Any foam degreaser/cleaner will work. You can even use scrubbing bubbles foam cleaner. I prefer it since it has more in the can and smells a lot more pleasant than oven cleaner. let it sit for a good 15 minutes and come back and scrub it with a wet brush, the foam will be gone but you'll see all the caked on oil and dirt dripping onto the ground.

Once its clean you'll be able to find exactly where its leaking from within a day or two!

My battery light also came on yesterday. I replaced the alternator around 2 months ago. The lights blinks rapidly when I'm stopping and is,solid when im accelerating. I went to autozone and the battery was "too low" too test it. What could it be? Battery taking a dump on me?

Doesn't the battery light being on mean the car is using more power than what the alternator is supplying? Id get the alternator tested, and let them recharge your battery for an hour or so to test it afterward (don't try recharging a dead battery from an alternator, trust me i killed 2 of them this way because I'm an idiot and i didn't read the big label on the alternator install guide...) . If the alternator is bad they'll be able to tell you in about 20 minutes if they aren't too busy. Then if its bad, go ahead and buy a new one and give them the old one and install it while you wait for your battery to be charged.

That is exactly what the mechanic where i work at said to do. To wash the entire engine bay of the car. Ill be doing this as soon as i get some free time. Thanks for your help man ! The alternator was shot. I fixed that already. I had just purchased it about 2 months ago and it crapped out on me in so little time. And the leak is coolant not oil.

[Noahwhite2014]

That is exactly what the mechanic where i work at said to do. To wash the entire engine bay of the car. Ill be doing this as soon as i get some free time. Thanks for your help man ! The alternator was shot. I fixed that already. I had just purchased it about 2 months ago and it crapped out on me in so little time. And the leak is coolant not oil.

You could get one of those UV leak detectors so you can shine some UV light on it (you can buy a black light bulb from any hardware store and pop it in a work light and it'll light up like a christmas tree). Then when you find it, fix it, and flush the old coolant with the leak detector and put some new stuff it