My upper radiator hose is leaking. I looked for the seal that goes in there but cant find one..
11-22-2007, 07:58 PM
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My upper radiator hose is leaking. I looked for the seal that goes in there but cant find one..
Is it the same as some of the other o rings in the cooling system. I looked on ECS and Purems but they dont list it. Is there a part number for it? Thanks.
11-23-2007, 01:32 AM
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Well, I'll take the opposing view here. There is an o-ring on the hose end(rad side only) with the clip. The o-ring is usually seated about 1/2 centimeter in the plastic housing behind the clip. They don't list the o-ring , because your supposed to buy a whole new hose(or at least they want you to). Usually though the weak part of the system is the rad and its plastic flanges. You might want to make sure the leak is not one of the side seals on the rad. Its close to the flange and can trail down like its a leaky hose.
Having said the afore mentioned, I find those plastic cooling components get worse with age(it distorts with heat cycling). I also find once the original hose has been disturbed from being seated for a long time, they don't want to reseal. You might consider just putting in a fresh rad and hoses if the leak won't stop. This way your not nickled and dimed with numerous coolant issues on the car. As others have stated, it is important that both contact surfaces where the hose attaches to are clean.
The hose in the pic is from a 2.8, but the flanges to the rad side are the same type. I pulled the o-ring out so it would give you an idea of what your dealing with.
Well, I'll take the opposing view here. There is an o-ring on the hose end(rad side only) with the clip. The o-ring is usually seated about 1/2 centimeter in the plastic housing behind the clip. They don't list the o-ring , because your supposed to buy a whole new hose(or at least they want you to). Usually though the weak part of the system is the rad and its plastic flanges. You might want to make sure the leak is not one of the side seals on the rad. Its close to the flange and can trail down like its a leaky hose.
Having said the afore mentioned, I find those plastic cooling components get worse with age(it distorts with heat cycling). I also find once the original hose has been disturbed from being seated for a long time, they don't want to reseal. You might consider just putting in a fresh rad and hoses if the leak won't stop. This way your not nickled and dimed with numerous coolant issues on the car. As others have stated, it is important that both contact surfaces where the hose attaches to are clean.
The hose in the pic is from a 2.8, but the flanges to the rad side are the same type. I pulled the o-ring out so it would give you an idea of what your dealing with.
