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Old 03-18-08, 01:42 PM
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Question Leaking antifreeze but from where?

i cant seam to find out where it could be leaking from....i jacked it up and put it on blocks and there is a very small/slow but constant drip from my bottom right pass side tranny to engine bolt..there is nothing but my flywheel/clutch in there and the rear cover is sealed up...so im lik wtf?
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Hose going into firewall above that bolt?
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I had a leak from one of the block bolts. One of the bolts came loose allowed coolant out between trans and engine.

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Mine ended up being the hose from the rotor housing to the TB or UIM whichever has the coolant going through it. I Cant remember it was like 2 years ago. I apparently pinched it installing the uim and it leaked slowly for a long time till I found it. I was in a panic because it was so slow it wouldn't leave puddles so I thought I lost a housing seal.
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so you got pistons oh wow

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check the Orings on the lower intake manifold. I just finished fixing this on my car about a month or 2 ago in case you need any guidance. when it happened i taught a freeze plug was leaking or something. good luck
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they sell pressure testers for this
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Originally Posted by arghx
they sell pressure testers for this
seriously. if it's leaking from near the top of your transmission it is most likely the 90* bitch hose that connects to the top of the engine under the UIM.
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I had a similar problem, overheating and losing coolant from seemingly nowhere, i thought it was the 90* hose but as polito said it was o rings, letting coolant warp the gasket, creating a passage for coolant to slowly leak, at the same time letting collant into the intake... running like **** b/c a $4 o-ring
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Why not change the LIM o-rings and the hose from the rear iron? Theyve never been replaced before anyway this is an extremely big pain in the *** hose to replace, its be better to replace now than to have to tow it home for an extra $100+ because you cant take the intake off on the side of the road.
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fredericksberg is only a few hours from here if you bring the car and the parts ill do it for you. PM me if interested. I just finished doing it on mine not too long ago. we can get it done in a day if we have all the parts.
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i appreciate the offer polito but i think i have this all figured out..its a new rebuilt motor and i already put it back together just to find this **** out on the first quick start up...i forgot to put the damn o rings in the lim(isnt leaking but prob will soon) and it is 90 hose on the back uim..so now i have this fine weekend to sit there and rip it all back down to bare block to put in the damn o rings then reassemble as i finally just got done doing 1 week ago...oh well fun stuff always find something different when working on her..
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