I opened my hood this afternoon and what did I find but strange remnants of a leak or something on my belts and hoses. There was also a build up of some sort of gunk that I pulled out from there too in the second picture. What is it from?!

Pic 1 - The stain http://www.geocities.com/diddy_64/images/DSCN0773.JPG

Pic 2 - The junk I pulled out from the stain
http://www.geocities.com/diddy_64/images/DSCN0774.JPG

 

Can't help you dude, there are no pics on those links.

 

Sorry about the links. I posted a topic on importshark forums also, and the pictures are up there. Thanks...

http://www.importshark.com/forum/viewtopic...php?p=1319#1319

 

Just comes up and says that the page is not available. weird. sorry dude

 

The pics are up on the link above now on importshark forums, sorry about the misdirection.

 

Getting two red Xs there too.

 

Hmm I don't understand why, but the pictures are hosted at my videogames page on my homepage. http://www.geocities.com/diddy_64/videogames.html

 

That "gunk" is leaking coolant. It is also a slight ammount of corrosion from Hyundai's use of Aluminum in the theromstat housing. The stock, OEM hyundai hose clamps suck rocks. Next time you drain/flush your cooling system, I highly suggest you replace them all with high quality 'T" clamps.

 

Is it something I should worry about and get fixed/changed immediately or is it not a big deal and slightly common?

 

It's fairly common. No big deal, but the T-Clamps will solve it. When you take the rad hoze off, you'll be amazed at the pitting and corosion on the Thermostat housing attachment points. I've yet to find a cure for the corosion, but the cure for the leaking is beter hose clamps.

It won't cause any damage, as long as you keep your coolant level at the proper point.