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Old 03-16-2014, 03:11 PM
finho1m finho1m is offline
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Default Coolant leak!

Hey guys, i have a coolant leak and i cant figure out what it is at all, any sugesions?! Please help im driving from toronto to texas in a week and im not in the mood for a breakdown!

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Btw its an 02 ranger 2wd, ive replaced the thermostat housing, both upper and lower gaskets
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Old 03-16-2014, 04:32 PM
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kinda hard to tell you if you dont tell us where its dripping closest too. if their is even a drip or its just "disappering" etc.
probably the best thing you could do is look hard. check the oil or coolant for cross contamination from a head gasket leak?
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Old 03-17-2014, 02:49 AM
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Need more info, auto or manual. Are finding spot on the ground? Can you smell coolant anywhere? Is the oil or atf milky?
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Old 03-17-2014, 08:33 AM
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Need more info, auto or manual. Are finding spot on the ground? Can you smell coolant anywhere? Is the oil or atf milky?
its an automatic, the dripping is coming from the around the drive belt, sorry im not much of a tech guy
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Old 03-17-2014, 08:40 AM
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its an automatic, the dripping is coming from the around the drive belt, sorry im not much of a tech guy
Check the water pump or around by there.
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Old 03-17-2014, 11:01 AM
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Currently having the same problem with my truck. Taking it to get fixed today because I don't have the time to figure out what's wrong with it.

I will let you know what's wrong with mine, that might help you out.
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Old 03-17-2014, 04:30 PM
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Check the water pump or around by there.
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Old 03-17-2014, 04:46 PM
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Check the water pump or around by there.
already replaced my water pump, still nothing :/ thanks for all the suggestions btw guys

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Currently having the same problem with my truck. Taking it to get fixed today because I don't have the time to figure out what's wrong with it. I will let you know what's wrong with mine, that might help you out.
sounds good let me know please, i appreciate it
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:02 PM
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I had to replace the lower intake gasket. It was leaking at the right front where the arrow is.
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:23 PM
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I had to replace the lower intake gasket. It was leaking at the right front where the arrow is.
lloks like a hard/tome consuming fix. Any range from costs?
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Old 03-17-2014, 05:31 PM
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Think I put about 120 in quality gaskets, T-stat and misc. parts and about a day and a half time wise. Not really hard just time consuming I did spend a good amount of time cleaning and painting parts too.
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Old 03-17-2014, 08:22 PM
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Think I put about 120 in quality gaskets, T-stat and misc. parts and about a day and a half time wise. Not really hard just time consuming I did spend a good amount of time cleaning and painting parts too.
thanks for the info man!
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Old 03-17-2014, 09:05 PM
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You didn't say which motor if its a 3.0 look at timing cover they are known to leak.
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Old 03-18-2014, 07:05 AM
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I have the 4.0L as well I just took it to a shop last night. They said it's the plastic housing that encases the thermometer and a few other switches. Hope that helps.
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Old 03-18-2014, 09:18 AM
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I had to replace the lower intake gasket. It was leaking at the right front where the arrow is.
Thats an OHV 4.0, the SOHC 4.0 does not have an upper and lower intake. The plastic intake plenum bolts directly to the ports in the head and there is no coolant ports there. We can sit here and guess all day as to where its coming from but doing that and throwing parts at it can get frustrating and expensive. Go rent a cooling system pressure tester from autozone and pressure test the system, that will pinpoint the exact source of the leak.
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