Hey guys. Im having a problem and im starting to think ill never get it right. When i go out to my car in the morning i find a small puddle of coolant under the front driver's side near the oil filter adapter. It only appears after the car has been sitting overnight and not when i am driving. I've replaced the O-rings in the housing and also the gasket b/w that and block. was still leaking after that. i replaced the thermostat also. Could it be a faulty adapter all together? or leaking somewhere around that area? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Small puddle of coolant under car overnight
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Maybe it's coming from the thermostat housing. I had a hairline crack in mine and didn't know it. Or maybe the O-ring in the housing didn't seat correctly when you reassembled it?
dont think so. i know its not where the 3 lines meet up at that housing. and its not leaking from the top. no blown head gasket.
anyone else had the problem?
There is a hex nut on the oil cooler/oil filter housing. Remove the oil filter and tighten this up. There are something like three o-rings in this assembly. Many have been successful by just tightening this up to stop their coolant leaks. I think it takes a 1/2" allen head. Search is your friend here as this has been discussed many times.
Good luck and hope this solves your problem.
Good luck and hope this solves your problem.
I would rent a cooling system tester from someplace like Autozone. Maybe with the system pressurized you can see where it's coming from.
had a similar issue few years ago. turned out my oil cooler was warped and needed to be replaced.
You sure its not coming from the waterpump weephole?
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