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Old 05-01-2017, 04:40 PM
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Leaking antifreeze

Anyone have an idea where this could be coming from?
 
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after looking thru the forums in appears to be the thermostat.
 
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Old 05-02-2017, 03:18 AM
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Spot on, your thermostat housing is usually the culprit. Time consuming but easy enough DIY
 
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yep, mine went last yr. I had to get a shop to do it.
 
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You can get a thermostat housing (contains thermostat) from ECS Tuning for a good price. It's a PITA DIY repair, but it beats paying a shop many hundreds of dollars to do it for you.
 
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Thanks guys. I am going to attempt it. Just waiting for the part
 
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Originally Posted by Cngizbleevng
You can get a thermostat housing (contains thermostat) from ECS Tuning for a good price. It's a PITA DIY repair, but it beats paying a shop many hundreds of dollars to do it for you.
Thanks for the mention, all the info is here on the DIY:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...8-no-heat.html


 
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Old 05-13-2017, 04:39 PM
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Any reason why coolant would be coming out of the bleeder screw? It is closed all the way I checked that. Seems like a pin hole and when i turn the screw the direction of the fluid changes.
 
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Only thing you might have done is stripped out the bleeder screw. Or the gasket/ O-ring is missing. 11537559883 See the little rubber o-ring on the bottom. Check those threads also

https://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/11537559883/


 
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