Originally Posted by chello

Hey guys, im a new member and this is actually my first post. I need help figuring out if my car is leaking coolant.

So I bought the car from an auction here in Texas about a month or two ago. its a 2005 Crossfire limited with about 190,000 mi (i know, shes been used and abused.) I got the car and it was a mess, i fixed the ac, cleaned it up, and the car is running like a top.in fact after about a week of driving it i took it on a 300mi road trip and it outperformed my expectations.

Anyway, about a week or two ago i started noticing a small stream of water coming from underneath the car. it wasn't a lot but i started to notice it after every ride.

we own a used car dealership and the mechanic on site assumed it was from the ac (the condensation, i guess?)

i checked my coolant levels and they seemed fine. So I ended up lifting the car up with a jack and i can see the general area (around the middle of the car) where the drops are falling from but i cant pin point exactly where. I'll try uploading a video i took. however, i got under the car while it was running, and what surprised me was that the liquid, I think it was water, was cold.

if it was coolant, wouldnt it be hot? anyway, yesterday I was driving back from work and the coolant light on the dash turned on but the temp needle only went about a hair above the half way marker. when i got home to check the car, I noticed the coolant reservoir did seem to have less liquid then it did before. I had it about 3/4 full and yesterday it was about 1/2 full.

So far, Ive only changed the oil in the car, but i haven't gotten around to draining the old coolant that was being used in the car. from what i can see it looks like they had it running on water not antifreeze.

any thoughts, suggestions, recommendations? im planning on keeping this beauty of a car for a long time.