Depends on where it's leaking from. I spent quite some time chasing down a leak in mine. It turned out to be a pinhole in the rear of the water pump housing. But it could be a hose, a loose clamp, or some other weird thing.

Catastrophic failure is (probably) unlikely, but I would be uncomfortable driving like that. How much fluid are you losing?

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