[V8] Coolant leak, rear RHS engine

[Dave Saad]

You should not have been able to just pull that pipe out - it is  
bolted in.  You will need to get some new o-rings for it (cheap but  
you probably have to order from dealer) and then figure out why you  
could pull it out. Maybe the holding nut fell off - seems unlikely but  
I hope that is the case because otherwise the pipe is broken or the  
stud broke off the head.

Dave


On Jan 10, 2009, at 6:21 PM, Mark Kalbskopf wrote:

> I've been struggling with a coolant leak (amongst many other leaks!)
> that's coming from the rear RH (passenger) side of the engine.
> A few months ago, I replaced the hoses to the heater core and also
> that short little stubby one that goes to the back of the engine.
> However, when I was pulling and pushing the rear metal coolant pipes
> around, I discovered that the far right one slid out of it's holding
> place deep underneath the inlet manifold somewhere. I slid it back
> in, but it was a bit disconcerting
> Anyway, all that to say, that when I come to the car in the morning,
> there's a puddle that drips down the RHS of the bell housing.
> The short stubby hose appears dry underneath, (using a mirror), but I
> just can't see where its coming from.
> The mirror even steams up in that area when I'm running the engine
> and checking.
>
> Any ideas  anyone?
> And if it is that metal pipe that goes to the front of the engine,
> does that mean tearing off all the inlet manifold and fuel lines etc?
>
> Mark.
>
>
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