VS C/Dore leaking coolant & transmission

[defyet]

Hi,

I just bought a VS Acclaim 1995.
I took it out for a drive tonight and stopped at the service station and i hear noises of water burning on an exhaust so i look under the car and it was leaking fluid, So i moved it back and it was dripping both Radiator Coolant and Transmission fluid next to each other, it was dripping on the extractors probally about where the gear selecter is in the car, so in the middle of the gearbox.
Its an automatic with 153k on the clock.
Can someone tell me what they think could be wrong with it before i put it on a hoist. It seems odd its leaking both coolant and transmission so it has to be two seperate leaks. (the fluids are leaking around the same area and are not mixed together)

Cheers,
Scott

 

[Boonz]

trans cooler lines and possibly heater hoses??? they are the only two around that area

 

[defyet]

I hope so,
It is a reco box in it i think. Dont know when it was done, Just hope they didnt do a dodgie when they did it.
Will take it to a mechanic tomorrow morning and have a look hope its not too costly.

Thanks

 

[hako]

Maybe it's not coolant but water from the aircon.

 

[defyet]

Its at the mechanics now he just rang me to say he will put it on the hoist soon.
So ill post what is wrong with it just for reference for other poeple when they search with the same prob.

Cheers,
Scott

 

[defyet]

Problems he found:

Trans cooler pipes (He tightened them up but they still leaked so he has to take extractors off etc. so it will take longer then he hoped, He said it must be cracked or something) - i have no idea i have never really seen what they look like.
And he just found small engine leaks here and there.
Around the dipstick, Valley Cover?,and around some of the tappers.
Said he is going to replace them all.
Hope he only comes back with good news not bad news. hehe

 

[hako]

Problems he found:

Trans cooler pipes (He tightened them up but they still leaked so he has to take extractors off etc. so it will take longer then he hoped, He said it must be cracked or something) - i have no idea i have never really seen what they look like.
And he just found small engine leaks here and there.
Around the dipstick, Valley Cover?,and around some of the tappers.
Said he is going to replace them all.
Hope he only comes back with good news not bad news. hehe

Did he say where the coolant leak was coming from?

 

[RevHead1313]

His Heater tap is probly leaking, dont try and fix it if it is, just buy a new one and replace it, it will crack if you try and tighten it.

 

[Brin]

^^^

I hate sending my car to the mechanics to investigate a certain problem.. They find many unrelated ones.

 

[Brin]

sorry, didn't check the date!!