coolant leak

New to the forum. I live up North and am trying my best to winterize my car before the snow starts. For a year now, I have noticed that my coolant level drops in my explorer very quickly. Last winter I had to fill it up with one entire jug of radiator fluid every 3-4 weeks. A year later, my...

Hi, I don't have much time to post, but here is my recent discovery on the leaking/exploding plastic thermostat housing on the V6 Explorers from approximately 2002 until approx 2010. A few comments: Using my VIN for an 06 XLT w/ V6, they've offered the AL2Z-8575-B ( AKA motorcraft RT-1220 ) It...

Hi guys! Yesterday I was changing my pitman arm seals and noticed a coolant tripping near oli filter. Checked the heater core and it was dry and looked normal. No sign of coolant. What should I check more? Marek

I have searched and read many posts and Youtube videos regarding this housing, common issues of the leak, and removal procedures... HOWEVER, I can not find a video with the proper steps (even the Ben Grosser link) that truly identifies the set up that I have. I will try to add pictures soon...

I have a 1998 explorer V8 that is leaking coolant. I replaced the waterpump last night because it appeared to be where the leak was coming from. After replacement I am still leaking and now notice coolant around the timing chain cover gasket (I replaced this 5 years ago) Is there anything above...

New to posting here but been looking around on here for a few years now. My truck is a 99 Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 5.0 V8. I have a coolant leak coming from my engine. The mechanics at midas told me its coming from the header and that i would need to replace the whole header not just the...

I can't figure this out. Can you? At the very rear of the vehicle on my 2007 Explorer on the driver's side there appear to be 2 coolant lines. It appears as they are both leaking. Has anyone had this happen to them? Why are they there in the first place? At first glance it appeared the...

I have a 2005 V6 Explorer. Yesterday I gunned the engine to get around someone on the highway and all of a sudden I smelled coolant and saw a leaking trail coming from behind my car as I drove down the highway. I pulled over and popped the hood and there was coolant everywhere and I saw that...

Hi im new here, and pretty much a newbie at learning about cars. But I just had a coolant leak pop out of no where. So let me being. I drove my 97' Ford explorer 5.0L V8 2 hours up to my dads house. The next day we were changing my oil where we noticed coolant dripping very slowly from the...

I'm getting ready to replace the lower intake manifold gaskets on a 1997 Mouny with the 5.0 V8 due to leaking coolant in the front driver's side. It's right at the corner, and around the most forward bolt that also holds the coil pack. Anything I should watch for? I didn't see anything in the...

I recently noticed that my coolant reservoir was completely empty so I took a trip to Autozone and got a jug of coolant and filled the reservoir to the cold fill line. About a week later I popped the hood to discover again that my coolant reservoir was empty. Upon further investigation with a...

I have a 2002 Explorer XLT 4.0 and the engine coolant overflow hose developed a leak from rubbing against a pulley (not the skinny little over flow tube, but a fatter molded radiator hose, goes from bottom of overflow reservoir to the low end of radiator)... but that's not the problem.... I...

Hi folk, Looking for a little help tracking down a coolant leak on my 1998 ford explorer 4.0L. The coolant system seems straight forward on the car but just can't track it down. It seems that the leak is coming from somewhere in the area of the starter maybe just above the drivers side engine...

My 97 4.0 explorer has developed a serious coolant leak, the coolant is coming down the passenger side of the engine bay but I cant tell from where exactly. It kind of looks like its coming out the head gasket but I am thinking there would be coolant in my oil if this were the case. Anyone know...

The leak is behind the engine between the fire wall and engine. Could not get to it to see it. SO i stuck my video camera and got a shot of it. Kind of crazy video but half way through it you will see a circle with a collection of water in it. This is where the stream poors out. Looks like...

This is a writeup on replacing the intake gaskets, injector O-rings, fuel pressure regulator, valve cover gaskets and plugs on a 91-94 4.0 v6. Later models would not be much different. Im not going into great detail but covering the basics so you can tackle this yourself. I recommend using the...

Hi everyone. Got a 95 Explorer 4.0 L with only 99K miles. Noticed coolant leaking onto my starter yesterday. Took this pic from underneath, driver side. Leak appears right below the middle spark plug. http://www.canyonassets.com/images/explorer/95ExplorerCoolantLeak.jpg Is this the lower...

Hey everyone my 02 explorer just started overheating. I noticed all the coolant was gone so put a new jug in the coolant reservoir. And it worked fine for about a day and now i noticed that all the coolant is gone and there is some steam coming off my engine. Also looks like some brown fluid is...

Hey everyone my 02 explorer just started overheating. I noticed all the coolant was gone so put a new jug in the coolant reservoir. And it worked fine for about a day and now i noticed that all the coolant is gone and there is some steam coming off my engine. Also looks like some brown fluid is...

I had my 2003 v8 explorer with 114,000 miles on it in for an oil change and found a leak in the coolant system and they pinned it down to damage to the intake manifold (I did see it, it looked like the groove for the gasket to thermostat was broken). They replaced it, but they mentioned that...

My 98 4L SOHC has been losing coolant for several months. Is it possible that coolant could be leaking from the lower air intake? Do the lower air intakes manifolds tend to crack with age, miles and heat? Thanks, TChalm

I have a 2006 Explorer 4x4 and was driving to work when I made a pass of a slow moving vehicle, but the explorer kicked in to passing gear and just a few seconds later, I noticed smoke from my rear view mirror. I made it to work with no loss of power, but the temp gauge was moving from hot to...

Hi guys, this is my first post here, although I've used the forum for help a bit in the past. I recently replaced my heater control valve on my 94 xlt after it started leaking after an overheat, and now I'm seeing a leak from somewhere around the water pump, but I can't tell it it's the water...

I may be going about this wrong and apologize if I double posted my question. I am used to reading postings for all the helpful information they contain bu this is my first time actually posting a question. I have leak coming off the back side of the engine. Engine does not have to be running...

Hello I recently purchased a used mazda B4000 4x4 standard trany that has just developed a coolant leak at the back of the motor above bell housing. there is some sort of sending unit at back of intake manifold just above the bell housing and the leak appears to be coming from this area. I can't...