[2one3E90]

Just changed the radiator with a new csf unit and genuine upper hose. This under the passanger control arm. What hose could be leaking? I dont see a leak under the expansion tank also.

[jsunma]

Could be lots of things. But the first thing I'd do is to look under the hood and see if you can see a leak instead of just looking under the car at the result of the leak.

I'm guessing that it'll be pretty apparent once you look in there...but my guesses would be:

1) The right side radiator hose is leaking from the end that's not on the radiator, or maybe from the radiator end, or both.

2) The overflow hose to the expansion tank is leaking at the end that connects to the expansion tank (and that you probably removed in order to install the radiator)

3) The expansion tank itself is leaking (perhaps just overflowed during your system bleed)

4) Something else has given way (one of the hoses going into the water pump) because once you start changing things in the cooling system, inevitably something else in the system starts to leak.

It's probably not #4. My money's on #1.

[2one3E90]

Originally Posted by jsunma

Could be lots of things. But the first thing I'd do is to look under the hood and see if you can see a leak instead of just looking under the car at the result of the leak.

I'm guessing that it'll be pretty apparent once you look in there...but my guesses would be:

1) The right side radiator hose is leaking from the end that's not on the radiator, or maybe from the radiator end, or both.

2) The overflow hose to the expansion tank is leaking at the end that connects to the expansion tank (and that you probably removed in order to install the radiator)

3) The expansion tank itself is leaking (perhaps just overflowed during your system bleed)

4) Something else has given way (one of the hoses going into the water pump) because once you start changing things in the cooling system, inevitably something else in the system starts to leak.

It's probably not #4. My money's on #1.

Yeah why is that? My radiator had a pin hole leak and i replaced it. Shoulve just jb weld smh. Then replaced the top hose and radiator and did a full bleed.

[2one3E90]

Originally Posted by jsunma

Could be lots of things. But the first thing I'd do is to look under the hood and see if you can see a leak instead of just looking under the car at the result of the leak.

I'm guessing that it'll be pretty apparent once you look in there...but my guesses would be:

1) The right side radiator hose is leaking from the end that's not on the radiator, or maybe from the radiator end, or both.

2) The overflow hose to the expansion tank is leaking at the end that connects to the expansion tank (and that you probably removed in order to install the radiator)

3) The expansion tank itself is leaking (perhaps just overflowed during your system bleed)

4) Something else has given way (one of the hoses going into the water pump) because once you start changing things in the cooling system, inevitably something else in the system starts to leak.

It's probably not #4. My money's on #1.

right side as in drivers side? or passanger side? I can see it from the top of my n54?

[jsunma]

Originally Posted by 2one3E90

right side as in drivers side? or passanger side? I can see it from the top of my n54?

The right side is the passenger side if you have a North American car...which I assume you do if you're in CA. :-)

The leak you photographed is under the RIGHT front side of the car.

(Universal convention is that the sides of a car are determined from the driver's seat, facing forward. You're on the left side as driver in North America and most of the world. Right side as driver if you're in Britain, Japan, and a handful of other countries.)

[2one3E90]

Originally Posted by jsunma

The right side is the passenger side if you have a North American car...which I assume you do if you're in CA. :-)

The leak you photographed is under the RIGHT front side of the car.

(Universal convention is that the sides of a car are determined from the driver's seat, facing forward. You're on the left side as driver in North America and most of the world. Right side as driver if you're in Britain, Japan, and a handful of other countries.)

yes HAHAHA