Bad coolant leaking?

Tiny
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  • 1998 HONDA ACCORD
  • 2.3L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 212,850 MILES
I’m trying to find out where the leak is coming from. Radiator has been replaced and one radiator fan replaced, both fans work and new thermostat.
Saturday, February 21st, 2026 AT 6:56 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Thanks for the video, this coolant is coming out of the weep hole port from the water pump, you will need to remove the timing belt cover to change it out so you might as well do the timing belt and tensioner while you are doing the job. Let me know if you need more help thanks for the video, it helps, Ken
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 AT 7:51 AM
Tiny
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Thanks Ken for replying back and also a code P0302 pop up for cylinder 2 misfire. How this situation started was I was on my way to work which is about 14 miles/18 minutes away. As I was driving, I turned on the control nob to 1 to get heat normally I get heat but that day the heat did not turn on nor did the gauge move. It stayed on c, and as I made it to work the car had white smoke under the hood. My dad looked at the car and noticed the radiator was cracked at the top as the steam had to escape from somewhere. I then in that moment made a u-turn back home, all green lights/expressway. I knew I probably had did some or more to the car in doing that but the car never let me know until the white smoke started. Next time I’d have the car towed in any situation. My dad think I blew a head gasket so I brought a gasket test and we will see. At home before any of this was about to happen, we had noticed the leak in the driveway but didn’t know where it was coming from on the car as it was dropping little by little until now.
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2026 AT 7:24 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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Yep, a blown head gasket will cause these issues, it stared with the water pump which made the engine over heat and blow the head gasket which will cause the white smoke and the code. Here is a video on hoe to do the chemical test for the head gasket to help confirm the issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zpNjYmmiYY

Let me know wat you find. Please upload a short video in your response of the problem, so I can see what's going on. Ken

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Monday, February 23rd, 2026 AT 7:30 AM

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