My 850 was completely fine except for an oil leak.

Well today, I decided to use the A/C because it got kind of warm and wanted to make sure it worked.

Well I had it on for probably an hour of total driving, and I pulled into the local Wendy's to grab lunch and the coolant light came on.

I figured no big deal, I bet the blue silicone hose I have as a temp upper tank hose was cracked or something.



NO.


A huge puddle underneath the car and leaking somewhere from the middle passenger side of the car.

Where?

I have no idea.


Any insight would be helpful because I'm at wits end with this thing and am about ready to just torch the car.

 

Could be water pump, or it could be a hose.

 

The thermostat housing and the coolant reservoir is on that side. Maybe heater hoses also.

 

I'm going to check the car out in a sec.

The previous owner put a new water pump on it, so hopefully it is just a hose.

 

Okay.


The leak only occurs when the A/C is on.

Its coming from right under the bottom pulley closest to the front of the car, which I am presuming to be the A/C compressor.

It looks like right by where the two charge pipes go into the housing.


Water pump?

 

What you describe is simply the condensate from the evaporator. It is totally normal and it means that your condensate drain isn't plugged up. Dip your finger in it and have a touch taste. If it has no taste you are golden, if it is a sticky sweet taste immediately gargle with a beer and look for a coolant leak.

From what you have said these are good things, not bad things.

...Lee

 

Ha...

I gargled with a few beers after today.


Once again, and as always, I jumped to conclusions.

It ended up being the hose from the tank to the goose neck.

So, I ran through a cornfield into town, which is about a full mile, to Advance and bought a new length of hose.

Thats the last time I EVER use cheap silicone blue ricer hose that I "just had laying around."

I also resealed the goose neck with The Right Stuff.

 

Glad all is well