leaking collant on the front left corner of head?

[tsibribri]

I need help here i just bought this car and it willnot keep collant! the car doesnt overheat or anything but it seems to be leaking collant/antifreeze from the front passangerside corner( right below i believe an exhaust manifold bolt????) is this a bad headgasket & how much does this run to repair?

 

[BUCK]

Well there are Large & Small Coolant lines - Turbo Coolant lines - a Thermostat Housing with several small electrical sending units that have pipe threads & a flange at the Themostat - another flange between the Thermo Housing itself & the Block - Coolant Overflow lines - even the Coolant Cap itself!

There are ALL KINDS of potential leak sites at the front passenger corner of the motor. There's no reason to freak out about a Head Gasket leak yet.

- Fill it up with Fluid & DON'T spill any - Use a funnel so the area is DRY

- that's - DRY - DRY - DRY!!

- let it warm up
- & carefully get in there with a Trouble Light & LOOK HARD!
- be careful & keep your hands out of the fan area!

report back...

 

[tsibribri]

well i had noticed this for a few days but couldnt figure out where it was coming from, ( no wet spots at all) so i took it to my mechanic to have them look at it, after running pressure the collant was running out from what seems to be the actual head itself (front passangerside of head right below what seems to be an exhaust manifold bolt)????

 

[tsibribri]

ps.. the car isnt my 1g it is a 2g incase that matters