Hello all.

My wifes 2010 challenger srt8 is leaking what looks and smells like antifreeze. I cannot see anything because of the front lip. what should i check? would like some advice from the experts here. thx

 

Check the thermostat housing up top first, those rubber gaskets tend to shrink up over time. Common sense though, check each end of the rad hoses, see if anything is coming from the rad, check the hose coming out of the expansion tank, heater hoses. Have you looked at it while it's running at temp?

 

no. we turned it on for about 2 minutes and then took off yesterday. I got the smell and told her to pull over and i could see the drips.

 

How many miles on it? It may be a leak on the water pump. The weep hole will seep coolant when the pump is wearing out. With the engine hot, look under the hood about 10-15 minutes after shutting it off.You may see a damp spot where it's leaking. You didn't say what engine you have but you can grab the fan, if it has one, and wiggle it to see if there is any play in the pump shaft. Obviously, if you have an electric fan, that won't work.

 

Yes he did, see above lol. Only one engine available in a 2010 SRT. I'm guessing you're unfamiliar with the platform, no clutch fan. All electric fans. As for the look for damp spot method, that won't work unless the belly pan gets removed.

 

its a simple serpentine water pump correct? I found one on autozone? thx

if it the water pump....having someone come and check it. when i turned it on today there was antifreeze all over the fans in the front.

 

With electric fans, if the coolant is all over them, you may have a failed radiator. The water pump would be dribbling down the front of the block. I've not fooled with any RWD FCA cars built since the late 80's. I'm assuming the engine layout is similar to the older ones.

 

Not really, these got borrowed/adapted from Mercedes. If you're familiar with a late 90's E class, bit more similar.

 

I haven't fooled with an E class but the M-B cars I have owned were front engine/ rear wheel drive.I'm assuming the FCA offerings are the basic same layout.