92 tercel coolant leak (somewhere)

[chrisusvi]

My 92 Toyota Tercel is very slowly losing coolant. I have to top it off every 3 to 4 days. There is no obvious sign that in the engine compartment of any leaks. While driving, I would faintly smell coolant from time to time.

Is there a trick to finding this mystery leak?

Any advice would be helpful.

chrisusvi

[drehtwnftbl]

clean snow..park it on some....rev the engine...look for green

[chrisusvi]

I have no clue what the response meant. Please elaborate.

Please speak english.

"clean snow" what does that mean? I live in a warm climate.

"park it on some"...park it on what?

thank you.

chrisusvi

[TdotTercel]

what he's implying is
(since you dont live where it snow's)
Park somewhere where the ground is clean (or park on top of an old sheet)
start the car, rev it up some and let it run for a few minutes (at least until you fan kicks in)Look on the ground/sheet to see where coolant is leaking
back track the leak to the source

[drehtwnftbl]

yeah...im sorry about that, it was the end of class and i was on my way out...but yeah, try that

[kamesama980]

if you dont find a leak, 2 probably cases are BHG or internal leak or what i had, the top tank (top edge of the radiator) was cracked and the coolant got sucked through the fan as it leaked down it got sucked up by the fan and thrown all over. granted ive got a cressida, but the problems the same

[NickR]

It might be leaking only when it is being driven. Check the heater hoses. They are attached to the block at one end, and to the firewall at the other end. So when you are driving, and the motor flexes in its mounts, the heater hoses flex, and a small crack may open.

[drehtwnftbl]

actually that's what happened to me and i found it when i got stuck in some snow...