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SportTrac Discussion
Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Coolant missing, but don't see any puddles.
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<blockquote data-quote="J Piroth" data-source="post: 1028773" data-attributes="member: 62488"><p>Ok, so I added more coolant yesterday morning (reservoir was dry again) and now it seems to be holding steady as of this morning.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I looked all over the engine for signs of leaking or splattering, and found almost nothing. The only sign of a leak I saw was this small pool of what definitely looks like coolant around the post directly behind the thermostat housing. (PHOTO LINKED BELOW. Sorry it's huge, but I wanted to make sure you can see the little green puddle.) So my theory is this: There's been a tiny leak for a while now and the coolant level got lower and lower with time, but never hit a critically low level. Since I just happened to notice the empty reservoir by chance when refilling the wiper fluid, I think I caught it before anything more major could occur.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Question for those who've done it: Does this look like a typical thermostat housing leak? I read Yardsale's link to the replacement directions (thanks for the link), and it looks like something I can definitely handle, but I don't want to replace the wrong part if it's not the problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.sporttrac.org/data/MetaMirrorCache/80d39675b72fccc686aee95833400a8d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J Piroth, post: 1028773, member: 62488"] Ok, so I added more coolant yesterday morning (reservoir was dry again) and now it seems to be holding steady as of this morning. I looked all over the engine for signs of leaking or splattering, and found almost nothing. The only sign of a leak I saw was this small pool of what definitely looks like coolant around the post directly behind the thermostat housing. (PHOTO LINKED BELOW. Sorry it's huge, but I wanted to make sure you can see the little green puddle.) So my theory is this: There's been a tiny leak for a while now and the coolant level got lower and lower with time, but never hit a critically low level. Since I just happened to notice the empty reservoir by chance when refilling the wiper fluid, I think I caught it before anything more major could occur. Question for those who've done it: Does this look like a typical thermostat housing leak? I read Yardsale's link to the replacement directions (thanks for the link), and it looks like something I can definitely handle, but I don't want to replace the wrong part if it's not the problem. [img]https://www.sporttrac.org/data/MetaMirrorCache/80d39675b72fccc686aee95833400a8d.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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Fluids: Oil, ATF, Coolant, etc.
Coolant missing, but don't see any puddles.
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