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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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i lowered my car 2 inches awhile ago and today i bottomed out really hard on a speed bump. later in the day i saw a rainbow colored liquid on my driveway in the rain. I am thinking this could be oil or coolant.

another thing that happened when i was driving my car today was the engine temp dropped from the middle of the gauge all the way down to the bottom (coolest). I am wondering what this could be. but when i stopped the car it went back to the middle again.


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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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Sounds coolant related, I wouldn't drive it until you check it out.
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:13 PM
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is coolant rainbow colored? I thought only oil was like this?
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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Rainbow.. = oil... check your pan.
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:15 PM
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Default You probably punctured the oil pan. Don't drive the car until you investigate it.

Coolant would mix with the water and dilute, so you wouldn't see a rainbow color on TOP of the water (hint hint).
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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*ding.
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:16 PM
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how much does it cost to replace an oil pan?
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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Bzzzzt. Thermostat is probably bad (unrelated to his hit).
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Year, engine code, pulse, something? I can't tell you if you can't tell us what you have.
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Old Jan 31, 2006 | 02:19 PM
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