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Old 01-23-2008, 07:34 PM
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I have had this coolant leak and i cant find out where its coming from. I thought it was the lower Radiator hose. i just replaced that today and it still leaks. it looks like it is coming from where the lower hose connects to the engine. Any help guys.?!?!? I'm stumped and coolant is leaking fast. it seems to only leak when i turn my car off, but even sometimes it does not leak.

P.S. i got the cragar soft 8's on ill have some pictures up later on tonight
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would you happen to have a picture of where it is leaking from? that would probably be the most helpful for us.

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Old 01-23-2008, 10:13 PM
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this is from underneath
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nice jeep

are you sure you got the new hose on there tight enough? looks like some may be seeping where the hose meets the motor.

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Old 01-23-2008, 10:35 PM
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yes i double checked the house and re tightened the new clamp. Look above the house on the motor it looks like it is not even coming from the pipe?
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and its not that it even seeps, when i turn the car off it almost pores out and leaves a pretty big spot
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Wipe it all off (if you can) and then watch where it starts seeping out.
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i think its leaking from the water pump. is it hard to replace the water pump yourself?
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Ok guys i went out and bought a new water pump and i am going to replace it this weekend. i just think the water pump is going out and its draining the coolant.
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here is a pretty good writeup for waterpump replacement.
http://jeepin.com/features/waterpump/index.asp

if you wouldnt mind, try doing a CF waterpump replacement and i will make it a sticky.

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if it's coming from where the hose that connects to the engine then it's definately the water pump. i had the same problem 3 days after buying my new jeep. it's pretty easy to fix and should only take you a couple of hours.
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just relpaced one on my wifes liberty,was pretty easy, took 1 hour. Shouldn't be that hard.
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i got it done.....and ya ill do a right up when i get some time. Was not to hard.
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Originally Posted by bdferber
i got it done.....and ya ill do a right up when i get some time. Was not to hard.
So did it fix your problems?
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Originally Posted by caseyheck801
So did it fix your problems?
That is a 9 year old thread.......

What kind of help do you need?
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