Coolant leak...thoughts?
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Just get under there and see what hose etc it's coming from. Should be super easy to spot with the deluge you have. It's summer, get under there and get wet...
It'll be a hose or the heater valve may have died. Anyhow, time to get a bit dirty/wet and find the source.
Do *NOT* kneel/lean on the top of the radiator!
cheers,
george.
It'll be a hose or the heater valve may have died. Anyhow, time to get a bit dirty/wet and find the source.
Do *NOT* kneel/lean on the top of the radiator!
cheers,
george.
From the looks of it from the bad angles of the video, it looks like the pesky heater hose. There's tons of info on here about it as it causes many people problems. Look about the starter on the block and you should see the hose leaking. It's a pain to get to and replacing since it runs between the engine and the firewall. Many people bypass the metal pipe the the PHH connects to in favor of a full run of heater hose.
Definitely the PHH. Also, could you take some closer pics or videos of the rear part of the motor? There looks to be a hose near the back on top that doesn't look original. That could have been a bypass of something, but it's really hard to tell from the pics.
Agree that it is likely the PHH, but there is a hose (not stock) at the rear of the engine near the firewall that is looped from one side to other (as if a heater valve bypass) that you might look at as well.
x3. I replaced a perfectly good radiator because some fool (who resembles me alot) placed a battery charger on the radiator, directly over the number 3 bypass hose fitting overnight. Still have it if anyone's interested (shameless plug).