Help Identify Coolent Leak
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Help Identify Coolent Leak
Hello,
Please take a look at the video below. Does the coolent leak appear to be coming from the water pump? This is an 89 L98 car.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_...GxCM01NZzFUbzQ
Please take a look at the video below. Does the coolent leak appear to be coming from the water pump? This is an 89 L98 car.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_...GxCM01NZzFUbzQ
Last edited by silentgt; Feb 27, 2017 at 02:01 AM.
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Hello,
Please take a look at the video below. Does the coolent leak appear to be coming from the water pump? This is an 89 L98 car.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_...GxCM01NZzFUbzQ
Please take a look at the video below. Does the coolent leak appear to be coming from the water pump? This is an 89 L98 car.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_...GxCM01NZzFUbzQ
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Water pump
If you do the job yourself it's easy but be prepared for the hidden ac bolt.
Search on here. Easy if you know about it. And be sure you get the correct torn bit for that one bolt. Strip it because you used a small bit and you are f'd.
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Hard to tell, I had that U shaped hose above the WP leak on mine. If you have 'yellow' antifreeze in your car, get a black light and put it in a dark area. Many brands will fluoresce under the right conditions, making it easier to find the leak.
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Or dump dye in the coolant.
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Glad you go it fixed. Took a while to track mine down till I tried using a pressure tester and a black light. 2cents worth of advice, get yourself a long (about 12" IIRC) screwdriver to keep in the car. Mine worked loose again after a month or two. Made it a lot easier to retighten it down without have to tear anything off. I now carry a small toolkit in the car, including that screwdriver.
Last edited by hcbph; Mar 13, 2017 at 07:53 AM.
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Glad you go it fixed. Took a while to track mine down till I tried using a pressure tester and a black light. 2cents worth of advice, get yourself a long (about 12" IIRC) screwdriver to keep in the car. Mine worked loose again after a month or two. Made it a lot easier to retighten it down without have to tear anything off. I now carry a small toolkit in the car, including that screwdriver.
Last edited by silentgt; Mar 15, 2017 at 12:15 AM.
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