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Old Jul 17, 2019 | 01:17 PM
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I noticed that I have a leak from the right rear area of the engine. Unfortunately I'm at work and will have to try to make it home.

Is that area one of the heater hoses? Maybe a loose Clamp. Obviously I'll have to crawl under it later.

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Could easily be a heater hose. There is also that plug in the pass head that is right where the temp sensor would be on the driver side head -- that plug could be leaking.
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Could easily be a heater hose. There is also that plug in the pass head that is right where the temp sensor would be on the driver side head -- that plug could be leaking.
Yeah ... thanks. It looks like things are pretty tight and congested back in there. Honestly I can't recall ever replacing the hose and she's got 348k now.
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Right rear?
1) Are you standing in front of the car looking at the engine? Could be the Steam Vent tube
2) Or are you sitting in the car looking forward? Yes, that is a possibility as well as the Steam Vent Tube or the A/C condensation.

Did the car overheat? Is there just a damp spot or was it standing water? That is also where condensation from the A/C would **** water on the ground. Did it smell like antifreeze? Did you touch it, was it slick? Or did it feel like just water?

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Right rear?
1) Are you standing in front of the car looking at the engine? Could be the Steam Vent tube
2) Or are you sitting in the car looking forward? Yes, that is a possibility as well as the Steam Vent Tube or the A/C condensation.

Did the car overheat? Is there just a damp spot or was it standing water? That is also where condensation from the A/C would **** water on the ground. Did it smell like antifreeze? Did you touch it, was it slick? Or did it feel like just water?

Chad
Passenger's side rear. I was in the car running the AC and it started overheating. I shut it down and the antifreeze was right where the AC condensation was. It overheated on me a few days ago and it took a full jug of coolant only to have just found the leak location today. It was a good size puddle of coolant!
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Mine was a head gasket. But I added boost...so maybe not for you.
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Mine was a head gasket. But I added boost...so maybe not for you.
I'm gonna crawl under it this weekend. It's leaking right where the right side lower control arm is so I'm guessing that it's around the heater core.

I can't see anything looking at it from the top.
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