Coolant and Vacuum Leak

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Apr 27, 2022 | 02:55 AM
  #1  
So I have been hearing a whining noise in the engine bay for a while now, but have been ignoring it thinking it was the intakes, but now I believe that it is a vacuum leak as my RPM's sometimes go weird on idle, maybe +\- 15 rpm, generally randomly, and the whole car would kind of pulse. The pulses are kind of random on idle, pretty bad on reverse, fine on drive and neutral, and when the A/C turns on it is pretty random too. I feel like this started when I installed Stillen Gen 3 intakes, but all the connections are tight and solid. Recently I tried spraying around brake clean around where I hear the vacuum leak, but I couldn't get a hit where the RPM would drop, so I doubt it is an intake related vacuum leak. Or maybe I missed the leak, but I am confident it isn't based on all the spots I checked and amount sprayed.

As for the coolant leak, I have a small suspicion it started around the same time, or after I changed my power steering pump after I blew it up (Upgrading the power steering cooler is something I would suggest to anyone that is a bit of a hooligan with these cars). But anyways, the leak is very small, I don't lose THAT much coolant every time it runs, and it does not leak from the bottom every time, but when it does, it is not very much, so I don't know what is going on with that. I also don't know exactly where it is leaking from, and won't be able to know until the summer or if I decide to bring it to a shop.

I am know thinking that the two are related and the vacuum leak is where the coolant is leaking from too. Any ideas on the situation or possible target spots?
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May 1, 2022 | 10:23 AM
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Get an inspection mirror and a good flashlight. Look for the coolant leaking on the left/driver side of the motor, near the front by the timing chain cover, on the block right next to the thermostat housing. There's a little weep hole and if it's leaking from there then you need a new water pump. Better to change it out early as soon as it starts weeping rather than waiting for it to seize up and destroy stuff.
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May 4, 2022 | 05:46 PM
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Quote: Get an inspection mirror and a good flashlight. Look for the coolant leaking on the left/driver side of the motor, near the front by the timing chain cover, on the block right next to the thermostat housing. There's a little weep hole and if it's leaking from there then you need a new water pump. Better to change it out early as soon as it starts weeping rather than waiting for it to seize up and destroy stuff.
Today I was driving and smoke was coming from the hood. I checked it out and the back passenger side of the engine bay, around the transmission dip stick is soaked in coolant. This happened at around 10 minutes of driving. I popped the hood to find where it was coming from and couldn't. I am also very confident the vacuum leak is the same place.
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May 4, 2022 | 05:51 PM
  #4  

Around this area, you can kind of see it is still wet
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Aug 17, 2023 | 12:30 PM
  #5  
So I found the coolant leak, it was the heater hose adapter, I have changed it to a metal Z1 version. Still have a vacuum leak in the same area, it is pretty loud too.
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