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Old May 3, 2026 | 06:52 PM
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There have been a lot of references to having a mysterious coolant leak by the passenger tire. I went through the same thing 18 months ago and finally got around to posting a video on how to replace the leaky O-ring underneath. I haven't had a leak since. Hope it helps someone.

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I love all of the connections and fasteners on the C7, it is so much fun trying to figure out how they all work. Good job.
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Great video - thanks for putting it together!
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Outstanding, thank you for posting the video!
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fill to bottom of arrow cold??
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fill to bottom of arrow cold??
yep
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yep
thanks, but i was asking the op!!
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I am the op.....
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Great video - thank you so much for posting!

Is this the cause of the mysterious coolant smell that I've read some thread topics about?
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O Ring Source?

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I bought the Dorman assortment at ORielly and it was the biggest one in the pack. Also watched a video on it and the guy said it was a #6 oring.
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I have it in the description, but it's the dorman set f4gary mentioned. On my set, there isn't anything labeled as a #6, but there are two 6mm. They both have 6mm inner diameters, but different ODs. I don't remember which one I used, but I took my time comparing them to the original and chose the best
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Originally Posted by byebyeL98
Great video - thank you so much for posting!

Is this the cause of the mysterious coolant smell that I've read some thread topics about?
I don't know about smell, but most of the posts talk about a puddle behind the front passenger wheel
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Originally Posted by DoubleG
I have it in the description, but it's the dorman set f4gary mentioned. On my set, there isn't anything labeled as a #6, but there are two 6mm. They both have 6mm inner diameters, but different ODs. I don't remember which one I used, but I took my time comparing them to the original and chose the best
No, the #6 I mentioned was from a different video on utube. The largest o-ring in the Dorman pack was something like 19mm i.d. and 21mm o.d.. I had seen that in yet another utube video.
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Originally Posted by DoubleG
I am the op.....
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Thanks for sharing, great instructional video

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Originally Posted by DoubleG
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Great! "I am the OP" Ha!
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Excellent video.
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