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Re: Does this sound like a waterpump?
Posted by Migmig (more from Migmig) on Thu, 8 Feb 2018 06:44:18
In Reply to: Does this sound like a waterpump?, Bmwjoe, Thu, 8 Feb 2018 03:41:02
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Looking at the front of the car if the fluid is leaking out on the right side it's not the pump. You said you've checked the bypass valve and if that's the area the leak is at there is a radiator hose near there that can get a hole and it will spray the bypass valve and surrounding area with fluid. The hose that runs from the thermostat housing to the head. It's a straight hose with a 90 degree turn at the end of it. Right at the 90 degree turn at the head there's a very hot small metal pipe that runs just above the radiator hose and this hot metal pipe can blister the radiator hose and after 10s of thousands of miles the blister will burst causing a leak. Swap out the rad hose and your good
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Posts in this Thread:
- Does this sound like a waterpump?, Bmwjoe, Thu, 8 Feb 2018 03:41:02
- It is the waterpump, Bmwjoe, Wed, 14 Feb 2018 02:35:44
- Fixed, Bmwjoe, Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:22:49
- Re: Fixed, Dave The Ice Age Knave , Wed, 21 Feb 2018 21:34:47
- Re: Does this sound like a waterpump?, Name Left Blank, Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:32:33
- Waterpump leak ? If DIY, pressure test to be sure . . ., Mark in Marine , Thu, 8 Feb 2018 07:42:28
- Re: Does this sound like a waterpump?, Migmig, Thu, 8 Feb 2018 06:44:18 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Does this sound like a waterpump?, Dave The Ice Age Knave , Thu, 8 Feb 2018 06:39:10
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