I recently took my radiator out to replace my oil pump o-ring. When I put the radiator back in I had a serious coolant leak so I tightened all the hose clamps back down and that stop most of the leak. Now I still have a small drip coming from the radiator. The transmission lines are dry so I don't think the leak is coming from there. I can feel moisture at the bottom of the upper radiator hose where it connects to the engine but the drip doesn't seem to be below that hose, so unless its taking a crazy path down I don't think that's it but seems to be the only place I can guess it could be coming from. I tighten the hose clamps down to 18 ft-lbs with my drill so I think that is plenty tight and shouldn't leak. My upper hose is brand new. It only leaks for about 20 mins after I have parked the LC. If the issue is not my hoses does anyone have other suggestions on what it might be? want to see if I can find the problem and fix it before I pull the trigger on a new radiator.
This is what it looks like while its been parked for a few hours after driving and is not leaking anymore. Not terrible but just enough to piss me off. The puddle is just a little bit bigger than the size of a quarter.
This is what it looks like while its been parked for a few hours after driving and is not leaking anymore. Not terrible but just enough to piss me off. The puddle is just a little bit bigger than the size of a quarter.