Coolant, my car is suddenly lacking it

"SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter) 11/15/2015 at 10:52 • Filed to: Repairlopnik

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Because this fucker decided it no longer wanted to be a coolant elbow.

Will be picking up the parts and fixing it today. At least it blew out on a 4 mile trip across town and not on my 40 mile commute, hopefully all the electrics are ok as it decided to douse all the connectors and relay boxes when it went.

Nibby > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 11:10

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I guess you could say your car...

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lost its cool.

Urambo Tauro > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 11:13

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Your traitorous engine has switched sides.

It is now anti-antifreeze.

Brickman > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 11:15

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That’s a dumb design for a 90 degree elbow with hot water. Good for PCV and vacuum tubes, but not where stress from water flow and heat can happen.

ly2v8-Brian > Urambo Tauro 11/15/2015 at 11:24

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so just freeze then.

ly2v8-Brian > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 11:25

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Buick 3.8. Great engine, not without flaws.

Leon711 > Nibby 11/15/2015 at 11:38

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Yeeeeeahhhhhh!

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 11:49

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oooh, that looks like it's in a fun place to work on. Should be a real joy to replace!

Nobi > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 12:02

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IIRC, you have two options to get that elbow out. Either pull the lower intake off, or the front accessory mount. I say take the mount off. It’s a huge piece of aluminum and it’ll spill coolant everywhere, but it's easier than the intake. You might want to swap out the water pump while you're in there for good measure.

SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza > Nibby 11/15/2015 at 22:40

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I can’t not star this.

SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza > Nobi 11/15/2015 at 22:45

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Pulled the alternator off, then the tensioner and bracket which the coolant inexplicably runs through. Upper elbow broke off in the manifold and in the tensioner, thankfully i was able to pull it out with a pick.

The lower one stayed intact. Both were replaced with aluminum replacements from Napa. Thought about doing the pump while I was there but decided not to. On an unrelated note, the engine has some leaky LIM gaskets, oh joy.

Nobi > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 11/15/2015 at 22:51

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I swear that’s how they come from factory.