Leaking Engine Coolant?

HONDACOOLANTLEAK

MEMBER
2008 HONDA CIVIC
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
29,924 MILES

My car began leaking engine coolant on the passenger side under the engine. The Honda repair technicians said it is because of a cracked engine block. Honda covered it under warranty as it is a lease. I just got the car back today, drove to work, and upon checking on my car around lunch time, all the coolant has leaked! It is still a problem! Now the coolant is leaking on the driver side under the engine. I am very displeased with Honda. I called the Honda Dealer Repair Shop and they asked me to bring it back. C'mon already!

Don't know what the issue will be this time. I was without the car for 6 days and have to bring my car back. So frustrated.

What do you think is the problem?

1 Reply

DANNY L

MECHANIC
5,648 POSTS

Hello, I'm Danny.

The leak can be coming from numerous different places. I would definitely take you car back to them as the repair should be covered under their warranty. What we suggest to people is perform a cooling system pressure test. You can perform this with the engine cold and turned off. It is basically a pump that pressurizes the cooling system and you can then look around the engine to see where the leak is coming from. Here is a tutorial showing how to perform this test:

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

Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.