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hand14msp
06-04-2003, 12:40 AM
OK - so i have had my baby for a little over a week now. And what can i say - it is the reason i get up every morning. But to get to my point - When i turn off the car there is a dripping noise and then a sizzle (like some type of fluid is hitting something hot, it will happen about every 20 seconds and then eventually stop), i am pretty sure this is normal but i know that there is a history of the turbos leaking coolent - so i just wanted to run this by everyone else.

I am probally just worring to much about everything, but i just want to make sure my baby is alright.

Thanks again guys - im new here, but im slowly catching on and i can honestly say i am happy to be a new member of this MSP community!!!

boostisgood
06-04-2003, 12:44 AM
http://www.msprotege.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19789&highlight=coolant+leak

Read that link, alot of us have coolant leaks by the turbo. there are pics here so you can look at see on your car.

Striker187
06-04-2003, 12:58 AM
my car does that too and i don't think i have a coolant leak. least not the last time since i took a peek under the hood. might as well check tomorrow. my guess would be it's from the turbo cause it's water cooled. that's just a guess, and a very uneducated guess at that.

Heathen23
06-04-2003, 01:25 AM
Could be few things but you might check and see if you have any anti-freeze splash anywhere. If I run mine very hard, on occasion, I will get a little splash out of the overflow tube. Have you noticed any fluids on the ground beneath where you park? Do you have any residue like the link that boostisgood posted?