Thread: Well I got a coolant leak behind the motor.. time to get dirty...

Told ya to jack it up... much easier.

You can take a razor blade knife and cut off the old hose. Then trim the new hose, but enough for clamps. Slide the new hose over the metal pipe with some hose grease or petroleum jelly. Then slide the rest of it back over the other side and reclamp.

I knew it!! I just knew it wouldn't be that easy, even with the IM removed. That hose is a BITCH to replace. I remember taking it off, coolant leaking down, dripping all over me...had to wear protective eyewear so coolant didn't get in my eyes. It sucked, royally. Definitely crack into the six pack. I recommend Sierra Nevada Pale Ale!



That's exactly what I did, but the hose, in my case was frozen/stuck to the metal pipe and it was EXTREMELY difficult to get loose. Maybe because the car had 280k on it at the time, I don't know. I could barely get my hands up in there, and I have small hands. Had to remove the starter if I remember correctly. Getting the new hose on was hard too...ugh, I'm starting to see red just remembering what a bitch it was.

Well I ordered the 2 hoses from Gspec. Hopefully they will make it here by saturday.

Im heading outside now to jack up the ride and remove the lower part of the intake. God I hope everything goes nice and easy.

Unfortunately the ground is nice and wet from the downpour we had last night but the sun looks like its trying to come out.

off I go... wish me luck...

take out the motor its easier and im not even kidding

OK.... Another update....

I should of pulled the motor.

Those things are a b*tch. Even with the engine out of the car. I could only imagine you guys doing it with the motor in the car!

It helps to completely remove the water hard lines and thermostat housing, then bolt it back on once you have the hoses lined up (just the first one for lowports). The lowports are a little different, you have to have the lower intake manifold on to attach the second hose.





I used the Gspec ones on my highport:



I pieced together my own for my lowport. I can't remember the sizes, but you need a 45 degree for the bigger one, and you can use a straight for the other one. The OEM hose has some bends, but the straight hose can make a gradual bend which works just fine.

I need to do this too... the 45deg one... planning to take off some of the brackets from the bottom and cutting off the old hose.. then slipping the new one on.. without taking the whole IM off.. I'll let you know how it went I only remember seeing one in the rear though, this is the USDM engine, i dont know if it makes a difference?

Thanks for this. It makes me feel better since my **** is all covered in PS fluid and is the same color. I cant see crap back there.

Speaking of.... Is there a common place that the PS leaks from? I really havent even looked yet, but just wondering if there is a common connection on a hose or something that ALWAYS leaks?

PS leaks from EVERYWHERE. It's even more a pita to resolve than the damn coolant hoses. I have leaks from the pump, the lines, the resevoir, the rack, just EVERYWHERE. And of course when you clean up everything to REALLY check for leaks, it doesn't want to leak for you. So you drive around for a few minutes and it's all just disgusting again.

Easy fix? Pull the power steering system.