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Old Aug 31, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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Hey everybody, so I realized today that I have a bit of a coolant leak, and it seems to be pooling directly under the fan and possibly coming from the hose near the transmission. Any thoughts?
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I would take a mirror and look at the weep hole under the water pump.
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I would take a mirror and look at the weep hole under the water pump.
How would that be causing coolant to get to what seems to be the source at the very bottom of the picture away from where the water pump is?
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How would that be causing coolant to get to what seems to be the source at the very bottom of the picture away from where the water pump is?
You said "under the fan."
I would still check that, then hoses, then radiator.
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Originally Posted by Big2Bird
You said "under the fan."
I would still check that, then hoses, then radiator.
Well it's pooling under the fan but it appears to be running down from a different location I think it's the hose but I'll check all 3, thank you
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Originally Posted by 96Engineer
Well it's pooling under the fan but it appears to be running down from a different location I think it's the hose but I'll check all 3, thank you
Borrow a coolant system pressure tester at Autozone, pump it up to 15 lbs, and have a look.
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