had the car in the garage and when i backed her out i noticed a small coolant spot on the floor where the back of the engine would be, now any ideas off hand what it might be?...and what should i be looking for?

 

rear of the engine........manifold gasket....from what I have been told that's where they go, thats where mine did, just my 2 cents!

 

i hope its that and not the head gaskets

 

I'm think possibly the intake like Dave said. But just to be sure, check you coolant hoses as well. I had a mysterious leak all of a sudden one day and it turned out to the lower rad hose clamp by the water pump was a little lose.

 

I'd go after all hoses first, head gaskets usually mix oil and coolant first before showing up outside the engine. It makes a nice brown milkshake for oil.

If it is the intake it'll be dripping at that spot.

My trick of determining location is to put newspaper underneath and mark locations.

Then do a full pressure test and see if the hoses are culprit. I went nuts with my intakes front and rear seal you can still see the excess on my engine, I've been too lazy to trim off the excess sealant after 2 years...

 

If it's near the back of the engine, make sure to check the hoses on the oil cooler. Could be just loose clamps.

 

thanks guys will do

 

If you are sure it is at the back off the engine then it can be 1 of 3 things most likely. 1st, heater core hoses. 2nd, knock sensor (if fuel injected) 3rd and most hate..could be the intake manifolds or worse off, head gasket. Like slade said..most of the time if it is a head gasket your oil and coolant would mix, either oil in the coolant or rad. Or coolant in the oil and the oil pan. This is not always true, but for the most part it is the best place to look if # 1 and 2 are not causing your problem.