2000 EX 2.3 AT Bad Coolant leak no apparent hose involved
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2000 EX 2.3 AT Bad Coolant leak no apparent hose involved
HI guys. I'm looking to locate an antifreeze leak which does not (appear) to be coming from a hose. With engine running I see loads dripping from the passenger end of the engine as I peer under from behind the front pass. tire but can't pin it to any visible hose. Being the eternal pessimist I am worried about the block. Does this engine have a freeze plug near that side of the block? Thanks for any and all replies.
Jim.
Jim.
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I don't know about the freeze plugs.
There are some coolant hoses that go the throttle body. I would probably rent a radiator pressure tester at a parts store. It is pretty much a bicycle tire pump that has an adapter you put in place of the radiator cap. A sealed system should hold around 1 atmosphere (15 psi).
You could pressurize the system, then try to find the coolant leak. Either coolant or air should come out. You may want to clean up as much coolant as you can to try to find the leak.
There are some coolant hoses that go the throttle body. I would probably rent a radiator pressure tester at a parts store. It is pretty much a bicycle tire pump that has an adapter you put in place of the radiator cap. A sealed system should hold around 1 atmosphere (15 psi).
You could pressurize the system, then try to find the coolant leak. Either coolant or air should come out. You may want to clean up as much coolant as you can to try to find the leak.
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2000 Accord EX 2.3 AT Coolant Leak
Thanks for the replies guys. I am truly hoping that this is a hose and nothing further as this (as is most any other time) is an especially inconvenient time to have a costly auto repair bill.
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2000 Accord EX 2.3 AT Coolant Leak
Well guys this leak is fixed with a complete hose replacement job. Not sure which hose exactly may have been culprit but it's safe to assume an 10 yr. old vehicle could do with all hoses replaced. I'm just glad hoses did the trick. For the coolant leak anyway... Also had a messy oil leak on both ends of the block which ran my bill to $950. Gasket replaced on the timing belt/water pump end and, turns out your distributor shaft has a seal which can fail and cause leakage through it necessitating a new distributor!!!! One more bullet to bite. Here's hoping for a good 75k more miles before any issues rear their ugly heads. Nah, timing belt will need replacement by then no doubt. Murphy was an optimist.
Last edited by JimboC; 03-06-2011 at 05:56 PM.
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I haven't done this, but some people around here have replaced that seal inside the distributor. Search around...
That distributor leak... is the oil inside the distributor or is it running down the head?
That distributor leak... is the oil inside the distributor or is it running down the head?
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