antifreeze leak: rear of intake
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antifreeze leak: rear of intake
I posted on the GS forum, but I'll ask here since its the same engine (VVTI) and you LS guys are more diy'ers; the GS guys seem less mechanically inclined, no offense to 'em.
Ive got a trickling coolant leak where the metal end of the heater hose connects (slips into) rear water bypass just behind the intake manifold on the driver's side. The hose seems pretty tight in there, but I can wiggle it out and see that its just supposed to slip in with no clamp. Does anyone have any knowledge with this piece?
Could I coat the outside with some sort of RTV-like sealant? What kind of sealant would withstand the 200 or so degrees & 20 or so psi?
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Ive got a trickling coolant leak where the metal end of the heater hose connects (slips into) rear water bypass just behind the intake manifold on the driver's side. The hose seems pretty tight in there, but I can wiggle it out and see that its just supposed to slip in with no clamp. Does anyone have any knowledge with this piece?
Could I coat the outside with some sort of RTV-like sealant? What kind of sealant would withstand the 200 or so degrees & 20 or so psi?
thanks
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its the cheesy squeeze clamp.
Switch that to a clamp with a screw type clamp. Also the OEM rubber hose gets brittle and hard from the heat over the past decade. I swapped mine with a new piece of 5/8" heater hose and I used two new screw type clamps instead of the pliers squeeze type.
Switch that to a clamp with a screw type clamp. Also the OEM rubber hose gets brittle and hard from the heat over the past decade. I swapped mine with a new piece of 5/8" heater hose and I used two new screw type clamps instead of the pliers squeeze type.
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no, its the OTHER end...but yea I hate those things.
its a metal pipe about 5 inches long with a clamp on one end. the last 1/2 " shaped like a barrel. its ground so its maybe 0.2 mm thicker in diameter in the middle of the machined section and thinner right at the end & about 1/2" from the end. there's no o ring or anything, and its slightly bent....hence the leak.
its a metal pipe about 5 inches long with a clamp on one end. the last 1/2 " shaped like a barrel. its ground so its maybe 0.2 mm thicker in diameter in the middle of the machined section and thinner right at the end & about 1/2" from the end. there's no o ring or anything, and its slightly bent....hence the leak.
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will do. thanks. so far the silicone seems to be holding it ok. it allowed me to get enough pressure in the system to make the radiator hose firm without leaking.
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I think I may have the same issue - 98 LS
Does this leak only occur when the heat is used? I get a few drop off coolant on the floor under center of the engine. It seems like it is more toward the front though. Can the coolant be leaking from the area you have described and then final drip to the floor up front? Thanks.
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i think it only leaks when the heat is used; but the tube & hose point upwards, so the drip goes back towards the transmission. The dealser told me there's an o ring that slips around the tube, but when i went to get it, the moron at the parts counter couldnt find it. poor guy seemed like he'd never seen an engine before.
anyhow, i drove about 150 miles on it so far & so good. the blue rtv seems like its working
anyhow, i drove about 150 miles on it so far & so good. the blue rtv seems like its working
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