Upper radiator hose always leaking. Driving me nuts. Brand new hose. See other XJs parked with the same puddle. Anybody have a solution?

 

Sure it's the hose and not the outlet tube on the radiator?

 

I dont own a xj, but sounds like you may need to check for cracks on the radiator. Especially on the neck. You have something cracked or worn out.

 

Right above your puddle, on the bottom of the radiator, is a drain plug. These are usually plastic. Plastic cracks. Have you verified it is the hose? If not, check your drain plug area...

 

That's my next thing to check. Just noticed it on other XJs so I thought it might be a common problem.

 

Not drain plug. You can see the fluid trail coming straight from the upper outlet.

 

Inlet. My bad.

 

Same puddle. Enigmatic source.

 

There has to be a solution.

 

It looks like the puddle is actually in front of your Jeep....sure it's not the dog?

 

NO. She only pisses on Toyotas.

 

If your sure that its water and coming from the connection at the hose and the upper radiator connection. Then after changing the hose and "Not" over tightening the hose clamp, it has to be the radiator.

Luckily the radiators are cheap and easy to install on the XJ's if that's the problem.

 

Is clamp past the rise on rad nipple ?

 

If this is true. Where you live no one knows how to maintain a vehicle or how to look for leaks. If you have a new hose and the clamps are nice and snug it has to be leaking from the radiator.

 

Had the same looking problem. Though it was the hose. Radiator was leaking where the tank is crimped on.