Well, the engine is 99% together. I just got my poly-locks back and installed them, set zero lash, did plugs and wires, all that stuff. After looking stuff over one last time I started filling up the coolant. I pulled off the radiator cap and poured it in through there, opened the bleeder screws, all that good stuff.

Anyways about 2 jugs of coolant into it, I heard a leak. I looked under the car, and instead of being somewhere like the front where some of the radiator lines are, the leak was coming from somewhere around the starter!!! Coolant also leaked around the plate that shields the torque converter.

I hunted around in back using a small mirror. As far as I can tell, the heads are sealed... no coolant beading around the head bolts. Also the banjo-bolt tube in the back of the heads seems dry, as far as I can tell. Any other ideas where this would be leaking from? I hope not a freeze plug


If anyone can help me on this that would be great!!! Thanks guys

 

Did you reinstall your knock sensor. It screw right into the water jacket directy above the starter.

 

check the heater hose that goes into the firewall near where you describe leak is.

 

I got it fixed. It turned out that it WAS from the passenger-side banjo bolt... I just wasn't looking at the thing from the right angle. I had the little washer gaskets on wrong. I flipped them, and no leaks thanks guys...

BTW, The car is now running... sound clips will be up soon!