02YotaGuy

Last night I was driving around in my 1994 FZJ80, when I stopped I smelled coolant BAD, and I could hear the splashing. There is a huge coolant leak, I'm not sure what it is coming from exactly, but it looks like it is coming from behind radiator at the bottom, I'm not sure if it is the radiator or a hose. Has anyone else had this issue?

The beast only has 81,XXX miles... Shouldn't be having problems like this yet... My moms has 205,XXX and nothing.

Outsane

with a spill that big you should be able to fill it back up with water. Start it up and looks for leak/Hole

rworegon

If the coolant hoses have not been changed since 1994, that is a good place to look. Or a major water pump fail?

02YotaGuy

I filled it with water, but couldn't see the exact spot, It's behind the radiator in the back.

DennyW

It may be a cracked radiator or it could be broken at the elbow or bend where the rubber hose connects to the radiator. If it's one of those then you may have to replace the radiator. Hopefully it's just a hose that can be replaced. Do you have a local mechanic that you can take it to? They could put it up on the lift and get a better look at where the leak is coming from. I know angies list has reviews of mechanics. Of course, that depends if it's drivable or the leak is really fast and you can't drive it.

02YotaGuy

The leak is pretty fast, it's currently sitting about 3/4 mile from home. Luckily, I live on a military installation so it should be safe. I can do the work myself, I just need to be able to get a good look at it to find out what is wrong. My guess is that it's just a hose. I don't drive it very often so a hose probably cracked.

02YotaGuy

So, I finally got a closer look... It's not a hose... It's the radiator itself, Right near the bottom on the passenger side.