Angies Water Leak
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Angies Water Leak
Is the bleeder hole on the bottom of the radiator? I'm losing antifreeze from a " plug" that is made of rubber with a screw in the middle of it. It is located in the front of the rad lower near the center of the car. I'm losing it very slowly, but losing it all the same. When I felt around it the gasket doesn't feel flush. It's higher on one side and lower on the other. Please help me in identifying this...
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BTW the way the radiator drain is on the RH bottom of the radiator as you sit in the car.
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its got a bolt that goes through the center of it which, when tightened, causes the rubber plug to expand until it fits tight in the drain hole.
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I went to the mechanic yesterday, was told the rad, and expansion tank is fine. All lines are fine. Passed a pressure test with flying colors. Had two new rad caps put on. Mine were a little funky. None of its leaking. Took the car out for a spin today, and low and behold... antifreeze in the driveway!!! What the heck can be causing it??
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Sounds like you have a leaky radiator. if you have one of those temporary rubber plugs in the body under the radiator someone was trying to hide the coolant leak. That is not even part of the radiator. Remove it and toss it in the garbage where they belong. Remove the radiator, send it for repairs, clean the debris from the space between condenser and radiator, replace all the hoses, install new thermostats and replace the foam surrounds so all the air flows through the radiator instead of around it. The cooling systems on these cars are adequite but there is no margin for a performance decrease so you have to maintain it to the highest standards.
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Angie's v12 (06-30-2012)
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I had mine re-cored last year. I think this is your best option, the radiator will be old anyway.
There are 2 different cores make sure who ever does the job uses the later core a bit more expensive but has more fins/inch (according to parts the list I saw) but the radiator guy said it was a better core.
Take the opportunity to replace all the hoses while the Rad is out, much easier job.
There are 2 different cores make sure who ever does the job uses the later core a bit more expensive but has more fins/inch (according to parts the list I saw) but the radiator guy said it was a better core.
Take the opportunity to replace all the hoses while the Rad is out, much easier job.
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Oil pressure will go down as the engine heats up this is due to the oil becoming more viscous as it walms.
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How do I know if the fan clutch is no good? I have 2 fans in the front of the car under the car under the hood. 1 runs constantly, the other I believe is for AC which I don't use and is shut off in the car so it doesn't spin. ( on the drivers side)Based on this you need to replace the fan clutch as well.
Oil pressure will go down as the engine heats up this is due to the oil becoming more viscous as it walms.
Oil pressure will go down as the engine heats up this is due to the oil becoming more viscous as it walms.
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How do I know if the fan clutch is no good? I have 2 fans in the front of the car under the car under the hood. 1 runs constantly, the other I believe is for AC which I don't use and is shut off in the car so it doesn't spin. ( on the drivers side)
Based on this you need to replace the fan clutch as well.
Oil pressure will go down as the engine heats up this is due to the oil becoming more viscous as it walms.
Based on this you need to replace the fan clutch as well.
Oil pressure will go down as the engine heats up this is due to the oil becoming more viscous as it walms.
Driver's side is relative to the market in which it was originally sold. Left or right is the description to use here. You are getting advice from all over the world.
The fan clutch is the viscous coupling for the mechanical fan. There is no real good test that is foolproof. The best is to just replace it if in doubt. The electric fan comes on when the coolant temp reaches a certain level or when the A/C is activated.
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