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Subject wOOt!!! Figured out my coolant leak **crosses fingers**
     
Posted by Waco300zx on March 31, 2006 at 3:02 PM
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Message Well I posted in tech today actually here---->Here ya go

Tried the car again this afternoon, and sure enough, started leaking once the turbo timer shut the car off...

I got pretty layed on top of the engine and put my face as close to the plenum as I could to look for the leak back there. FYI: The plenum gets HOT!
I saw a bolt in the center of the engine that has the typical "bowl" on the head of it, ie. it's not flush on the head of the bolt. Watched for a second, and it began to fill up with coolant. Looked around, and saw the line right above it... Didn't really look like it was leaking, so I put my finger around the hose(he he) and couldn't tell if it was leaking. Gave it a squeeze, and SQUIRT coolant went shooting out the end of the hose.

So i kinda pulled on the hose and pushed it back and forth. Sure enough, It shot fluid out. Sweet, I found the leak, or at least A leak... I could almost pull the hose off the nipple if I wanted to. I'm under the impression it was just a poorly placed clamp.

Anyway, all that to say this, my leak was caused by a poorly placed clamp.

See pics below.


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^^^^^Me at parents night this year^^^^^


     
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