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leaking coolant....

1K views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  Nadep_Cowboy 
#1 ·
in traffic noticed the truck getting warm so i pulled over and took a look around, saw that i couldnt see anything in the radiator, or the overfill bottle, so got a gallon and a half of coolant in the system, drove it home fine no problem.


went out to check it out on a stone cold truck, couuldnt see coolant in the radiator again, so went to pour the last half gallon in, and it came pissing right out somewhere behind/ under the oil filter area.


any suggestions as to wtf is wrong?
 
#3 ·
where exactly is that located and how big of a is it to swap out?
 
#4 ·
Got cooling hoses and pipes around there. Take off the oil filter to see if you have a better view. I doubt it's the gasket.
 
#5 ·
My truck is doing something very similar. In a weeks time I've put a gallon of coolant in the overflow bottle it doesn't leak during the day but if I check it during the day and then check it the following morning it will have drop 2 to 4 inches in the bottle. I am not gaining oil I'm not having any visable leaks so where is all this antifreeze going? Thanks for any help
 
#6 ·
gasket is 75 bucks from the local dealer with my discount, ouch.


upon further investigation it was my waterpump that took a , bearing was all torn up, had about 1/4 inch of play in it, and was pissing out the bottom of it running along the block to behind the oil filter and dripping down there. 65 bucks for a new water pump and an hour later shes back on the road.


god i love how cheap everything for this rig is compaired to my bimmer
 
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