UGH Another Leak

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 01/17/2015 at 05:38 • Filed to: help

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UPDATE: Its a Heater hose, Thanks TinFoil. $24 bucks at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . This thing is getting expensive.

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With every one I fix, another pops up. Same deal this time, another shrunken hose. Looks like I'll be going to Oreillys today before I finish my homework. Hose is a buck a foot there, any Idea what hose this is and how long it should be? It looks to be about 3/4 of an inch shorter than it should be. I'll probably do an oil change and a filter change while I'm at it, about 1500 miles early.

The leak is at the bottom-front of the engine:

And the hose leads to the firewall on the passenger side:

My brakes have been squealing, I wonder if the leak is coating the discs.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 05:39

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if you doing one , do them all.

yes it may not be cheap , but do it for peace of mind.

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 05:41

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Looks to be the heater hose, I've no idea the length.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2015 at 05:41

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Some were replaced by the PO, some weren't. I don't know which ones were. It's just something I have to keep an eye on

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 01/17/2015 at 05:42

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If it's the heater hose will I have to flush the coolant?

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 05:42

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Yeah you may as well.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 01/17/2015 at 05:43

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Good thing I picked up 4 quarts of coolant at walmart!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 05:44

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Thinking ahead!

Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 06:08

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If you give the hose a squeeze and it feels crunchy it's due for replacement.

I think I blushed when I noticed the update 

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 01/17/2015 at 06:20

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It doesnt really feel crunchy, but it feels dehydrated. I really dont know how to describe it. Its like the handle on a 30 year old golf club thats been stored in a garage in arizona

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast 01/17/2015 at 06:32

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I actually dont think Ill flush the system, It was done right before I bought the truck. Ill just have to be careful not to get any contaminants in the system

Sam > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 09:29

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Haha, be glad you don't drive German. The valve cover gaskets on the 530iT went out, $45 A PIECE.

magnum1978 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 01/17/2015 at 21:14

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Your belt looks funky and are those cracks on the fan blades?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > magnum1978 01/17/2015 at 21:15

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I just replaced the belt and yes the fan is cracked, perfectly normal