Check the water pump. Examine it for traces of dried coolant that might be leaking out of the casting.
There is coolant on the ground occasionally. How will I know when the intake manifold gasket is leaking
You just have to see where it is leaking. There are numberous gaskets and hoses it can be coming from. Have it preasurized and it will be easier to find.
If you are loosing coolant, you have a leaking head gasket. If you are loosing oil and have a turbo, the seal on the turbo is bad. either intake manifold gasket or head gasket is leaking
Valve cover gasket
I'm assuming your grand am has a 3400 v6 which are known for intake and head gaskets leaking. so its possible that one of those gaskets are leaking so bad that coolant is leaking from intake/heads down onto your valvetrain and then down into your oil pan. more than likely its your intake gaskets leaking.
leaking gasket try tightening the bolts a little might help
Most of the time - yes
Intake manifold is leaking, or worse, cracked cylinder most likely tho, the intake manifold.
A blown head gasket can allow coolant to see into the manifold, and out the exhaust. A broken piston ring can also cause this problem.
you need to replace the intake manifold gasket.
Intake manifold at top of engine?
Need to check the 4 corners on the intake manifold. It is common for the intake to leak engine coolant.
Yes they do at the intake manifold.
My 97 Tahoe was leaking coolant and I couldn't find anything on the driveway or anywhere else. I took it to my mechanic and it was a rear manifold gasket leak, cost me about 500 dollars.
Intake manifold gasket
Dex-cool coolant highly corrosive is eating away at gaskets mainly intake manifold gasket.
I would suspect the manifold itself is leaking around the cooling passages. It will need to be removed and the gasket replaced.