Coolant leak

[Kamui712]

I got out of my car today and smelt coolant. I looked under my car and noticed coolant leaking from under the transmission + battery area of my car.

I'm going to bring it to the mechanics tomorrow but I don't want them to rip me off, any ideas of what the problem could be and how much to fix it?

I drive a 2000 Honda Prelude base model.

thanks in advance

[jeffwilliams17]

Thermostat could be stuck closed, causing the coolant to back up and run out the overflow. Pretty sure that is in that area on the h22. GL
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[Puck Luck]

couple of common leaks from the trans side i found on these in the past are,
oil leaking from distributor on to the heater hose below, causing hose to swell, weaken and leak.
A "D" shaped o ring that seals a housing by the thermostat gets hard and brittle from age, then leaks

forget about the d shaped oring, i thought this was an early 90's prelude

[Walperstyle]

Do you drive an automatic?

[Kamui712]

Thanks for all the replies!

Originally Posted by Puck Luck

couple of common leaks from the trans side i found on these in the past are,
oil leaking from distributor on to the heater hose below, causing hose to swell, weaken and leak.
A "D" shaped o ring that seals a housing by the thermostat gets hard and brittle from age, then leaks

forget about the d shaped oring, i thought this was an early 90's prelude

that's exactly what it was