# coolant leak? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 16, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371 "2007-05-16T07:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![99Civic-EX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/f0a364/32.png) [@99Civic-EX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Civic-EX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/1 "2007-05-16T07:08:57Z")
it seems on my motor (turbo d16) that when i get on it past like 6k rpms my coolant shoots all into my engine bay, any ideas on what would cause this? i just replaced the thermostat and radiator think that was the problem, but also when i get on it my temp gauge goes all the to hot then back to normal a couple times. But it doesnt seem like my engine is overheating, i know a couple guys on here have seen it happen when we cruise or whatever but no one seems to know why it does this. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/2 "2007-05-16T07:40:52Z")
sounds to me like u have a coolant leak, although i dont think u needed me to tell u that. ---
**Author:** ![99Civic-EX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/f0a364/32.png) [@99Civic-EX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Civic-EX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/3 "2007-05-16T08:15:31Z")
but the coolant doesnt come out unless i get on it, no leaks at idle or normal driving, only at high rpm’s ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/4 "2007-05-16T08:19:42Z")
higher rpm’s means ur engine is getting much hotter(thermostat wide open) and ur water pump is pumping much harder. when the fluid is very hot and flowing that fast there is a lot of pressure in the system. ---
**Author:** ![99Civic-EX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/f0a364/32.png) [@99Civic-EX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Civic-EX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/5 "2007-05-16T09:11:05Z")
i know that, but i wanna find out how to stop the coolant from spraying out lol ---
**Author:** ![layzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/layzie/32/7599_2.png) [@layzie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/layzie)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 9:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/6 "2007-05-16T09:35:07Z")
take all the pinch clamps off and put worm gears on, i had a problem with my pinch clamps leaking under full pressure, you need to pin point where it is spraying from. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/7 "2007-05-16T09:38:44Z")
yeah just look to see where its coming from ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/8 "2007-05-16T09:58:49Z")
[quote=“layzie,post:6,topic:29371"”] take all the pinch clamps off and put worm gears on, i had a problem with my pinch clamps leaking under full pressure, you need to pin point where it is spraying from. [/quote] :word: ---
**Author:** ![99Civic-EX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/f0a364/32.png) [@99Civic-EX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99Civic-EX)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/coolant-leak/29371/9 "2007-05-16T11:56:50Z")
alrite…ill try that, thanks kev and everyone else