I was driving in the morning and i noticed that my engine was steaming....i opened my hood and i noticed that coolant was spraying out. (currently waiting to get the leak fixed) it sprayed out toward my distritubter..... should i have the distributer replaced? and if so what would happen if i dont change the distributer... anyhelp would be apprciated

 

Does your car run? Do you have a check engine light?

 

no check engine lights....yet..just happened to me today..havent driven it since the leak other than driving it quickly back home. And yes the car does run...

 

I would not worry about it then. As long as the car is running and no CEL your fine. You could pull the cap and make sure there is no coolant in there even though its sealed.

 

You don't need to replace your distributor, however you may want replace your radiator if it's leaking coolant.

 

Sorry forgot to mention that it was leaking, but not from the radiator. It was a hose directly under the distributer.. so I'm still assuming the radiator is fine? But thanks for the help so far...

 

YES, AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD IT, I WOULD PUT A THICKER CORE RADIATOR IN IT, NO COOLING PROBLEMS AT ALL AFTER THAT! I AM THINKING OF DOING THAT TO MY 95, BUT I LIVE IN TEXAS, AND IT GETS DAMN HOT HERE!

 

In the post above yours, he said its not the radiator. It was a hose.

 

If it was a hose right under the distributer, it was probably the hose that leads to the heater core. Mine blew a hole about a month ago. Yes, you radiator is fine. Also, thicker core rads are a waste of money unless you car is a track car. I live in Florida and my lude has never overheated, even with a non-operational fan all last summer.

 

Anyone have a pic of this hose? I think I'm leaking coolant as well and want to check the hose for any defects.