Antifreeze leak from bottom
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Last edited by MaximusN8; 09-27-2020 at 11:55 AM.
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Unfortunately, Maximus is correct. I actually had to get some florescent dye and black light to find a small crack in the plastic manifold that connects the top hose, radiator cap, and overflow but that was my issue, yours is probably different. Could be lucky and just be the drain plug! But you are going to have to look around.
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Unfortunately, Maximus is correct. I actually had to get some florescent dye and black light to find a small crack in the plastic manifold that connects the top hose, radiator cap, and overflow but that was my issue, yours is probably different. Could be lucky and just be the drain plug! But you are going to have to look around.
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I found the problem. I had this problem a year ago and when I took it to Mavis they "allegedly" fixed it..... Come to find out it was the oil cooling line. It had a pinhole leak and Mavis welded it.. Guess where my antifreeze was leaking from again? Yup, u guessed from where they welded it at. Never again
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I found the problem. I had this problem a year ago and when I took it to Mavis they "allegedly" fixed it..... Come to find out it was the oil cooling line. It had a pinhole leak and Mavis welded it.. Guess where my antifreeze was leaking from again? Yup, u guessed from where they welded it at. Never again
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Looks like it's oil cooler line season for you too!
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That's a real easy fix don't pay a mechanic, Jack it up, remove your splash shields, remove the clamps. Unbolt the 2 bolts that the line has securing it and that'll come right off, reassemble in the reverse order and your done.
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okay thank you, I have it at my buddy’s garage when I head over there in the morning and we put it up on the lift I will know what to look for and I’m going to order the part now. Thanks to everyone who knows what this problem is
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Man, just seeing how rusted out the parts are under that car makes glad knowing that all the extra time I've taken to power wash my undercarriage in the winter has paid off. My undercarriage is basically rust free, and I check everything under the car every oil change to ensure nothing needs to be replaced.
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