leaking a little coolant, beehive...
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leaking a little coolant, beehive...
Well this leak is making me mad, it seems to only leak during a cold start up and after a while it just stops? Huh whys that? It looks like it could almost be coming from around the top mount for the coolant line. How should I go about fixing this? Just chuck it and goto a front mount oil cooler? Where is the most common place for these things to leak?
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Most common place for beehive to leak are the 4 o-rings that are inside it. Relatively easy to do from what I have heard. Have not done it personally, though I have taken them off. I suggest replacing the hoses while its off, because you might as well, and taking them off kind of sucks. Other than removal/installation its easy to get to the o-rings. Hope to help, good luck.
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I replaced my o-rings in an hour or so, no biggie. That solved my leaking problem. I believe there are 2 10mm nuts you need to remove to get the cooler off the engine enough to replace the o-rings. It's a pain to get to them so beware and be patient. Your local Mazda dealer can get them for you, probably for around 5 bucks.
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Originally Posted by nimrodTT
I've never seen a oil/water cooler leak coolant. You're making this way harder than you need to, did you even check the hoses?
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ok I was wrong, I owe you guys an apology, the top hose is actually leaking, I heated my car up today and tryed whiping the fins dry and seeing if they got wet to make sure and nothing. So I squeezed the upper hose and sure enough coolant sprayed out... So now my question is how big is that line?
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
ok I was wrong, I owe you guys an apology, the top hose is actually leaking, I heated my car up today and tryed whiping the fins dry and seeing if they got wet to make sure and nothing. So I squeezed the upper hose and sure enough coolant sprayed out... So now my question is how big is that line?
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Originally Posted by Dan_s_young
ok I was wrong, I owe you guys an apology, the top hose is actually leaking, I heated my car up today and tryed whiping the fins dry and seeing if they got wet to make sure and nothing. So I squeezed the upper hose and sure enough coolant sprayed out... So now my question is how big is that line?
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