glock56534
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Background:
I just had my serpentine belt, timing belt, water pump, and thermostat replaced at the dealership. When I got home from the dealership last Tuesday, I noticed that my coolant reservoir had almost no coolant in it and that there was pink coolant spots (dried up) all over my battery, brake fluid reservoir, fuse box and random other spots under the hood.
I took it back to the dealership and they said it must have been a bubble in the coolant hoses and they topped it off with more coolant. They also said that the coolant splatters were from when they replaced the water pump. They hosed off my engine and I was on my way.
Problem:
I drove 750 miles over the weekend. When I returned home, I popped the hood and noticed that my coolant level was very low and also noticed more pink coolant splatters on the underside of my hood, my oil filter, brake fluid reservoir, and a big one on my front skid plate.
After looking around my engine, I noticed one hose that looked like it could be leaking (see pictures below).
Help:
I am leaving on a 1,500 mile road trip on Tuesday morning and need to get this problem fixed ASAP. I don't want to go to the dealer and have them try to feed me bull**** about the problem and just fill my coolant reservoir again. Does anyone have any idea as to what is causing the leak???
If I haven't provided enough info or pictures, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
I circled in red where I think it may be leaking, there is some pink crust inside the insulation and there are a bunch of splatters around that areal.
Here's another angle of the same hose:
Here is a picture of my coolant reservoir, there two lines between the Full and Low marks. The top line was taken at 4:00pm yesterday when I got home from my trip, the bottom line was taken at 6:00pm, and the coolant level in the picture is where it is at right now. I have not driven the vehicle since 4:00pm yesterday.
I just had my serpentine belt, timing belt, water pump, and thermostat replaced at the dealership. When I got home from the dealership last Tuesday, I noticed that my coolant reservoir had almost no coolant in it and that there was pink coolant spots (dried up) all over my battery, brake fluid reservoir, fuse box and random other spots under the hood.
I took it back to the dealership and they said it must have been a bubble in the coolant hoses and they topped it off with more coolant. They also said that the coolant splatters were from when they replaced the water pump. They hosed off my engine and I was on my way.
Problem:
I drove 750 miles over the weekend. When I returned home, I popped the hood and noticed that my coolant level was very low and also noticed more pink coolant splatters on the underside of my hood, my oil filter, brake fluid reservoir, and a big one on my front skid plate.
After looking around my engine, I noticed one hose that looked like it could be leaking (see pictures below).
Help:
I am leaving on a 1,500 mile road trip on Tuesday morning and need to get this problem fixed ASAP. I don't want to go to the dealer and have them try to feed me bull**** about the problem and just fill my coolant reservoir again. Does anyone have any idea as to what is causing the leak???
If I haven't provided enough info or pictures, please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
I circled in red where I think it may be leaking, there is some pink crust inside the insulation and there are a bunch of splatters around that areal.
Here's another angle of the same hose:
Here is a picture of my coolant reservoir, there two lines between the Full and Low marks. The top line was taken at 4:00pm yesterday when I got home from my trip, the bottom line was taken at 6:00pm, and the coolant level in the picture is where it is at right now. I have not driven the vehicle since 4:00pm yesterday.
