I was told that my 2001 stratus sedan had a bad water pump by a mechanic and wanted to rape me dearly for fixing it, i decided to attempt this on my own. well i'm half way to the pump and i am seeing no signs of a coolant leak any where close to the pump, the only place i see coolant is on the driver side right under the radiator. the leak is constant during and after engine is off. could this still be the pump just traveling in a secret path i can't find or should i strip out the radiator? there's no overheating just starting to leave large puddles of coolant everywhere. thanks!

 

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The water pump is on the passeger side of the car, I would say the problem maybe with radiator or the hose's. The first thing I would have done after a mechanic told me the pump was no good, was a pressure test.

 

yeah it is the radiator, thanks for the reply, it looks like someone had taken a screwdriver to the mid to lower right corner of it! there's about 20 punctures around there all the size and shape of a round object. only problem i have now is the rusted stripped bolts on the fan and a/c condenser. drilled one out then got annoyed with the heat today!