dominic ivarra
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Finished the job successfully, while I was there, also replaced spark plugs. No leaks, misfires or faults. I saved a lot of money and got some knowledge. Thanks for everyone’s help
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That video was so helpful! Appreciate you posting it. I have had a leak that has gotten worse over time and after checking the usual culprits up front I knew it was coming from somewhere else. I knew I wouldn't luck out and have it be something easy or cheap... Do you happen to have the OEM part number by chance? Or where you sourced yours from? Everything I'm finding is around $150... seems high for a plastic pipe!
For now I just ended up taking it out and sealing it up with some hi-temp liquid gasket compound covered with hi-temp waterproof tape. Wasn't able to actually see any cracks but the drops of fluid dripping from it confirmed that it was where the failure was. Definitely not a permanent fix but should minimize how often I get a low coolant warning (I hope) Now that I've done it once I've got the procedure down and it shouldn't take more than a couple hours start to finish.
Thanks for the tip, I’ve already taken it out once to see if the float was working but for swapping out the sensor I think I can probably tackle that in like 5 min going at it through the headlight opening. The fact that they just pop out with two clips after removing the front fascia makes accessing those areas a breeze!It is a 10 minute job tops. What I did was disconnect coolant sensor, relocate the power steering reservoir by pulling it up and out of the way. Then siphon the expansion tank dry and clamp the return and feed hoses, flip tank over and snap new sensor in place and reconnect.