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Coolant Reservoir seems to have small leak???

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Old Mar 29, 2019 | 10:25 PM
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Question Coolant Reservoir seems to have small leak???


Hey everyone, I noticed a couple weeks ago my coolant reservoir on my 4.7 V8 was leaking a tiny bit. As far as i can tell it is probably coming from the cap (I am going to order one the second I post this thread). I attached a picture of what it looks like almost every time I drive using the heat. Should I start thinking about replacing the whole reservoir? Thanks for the help!


EDIT: I ended up getting the whole reservoir replaced. Total cost was $498. Labor was $190, the rest of the cost was in parts + Massachusetts tax. I got the reservoir, reservoir cap, thermostat housing, and thermostat replaced with mopar factory parts. I also got my old coolant flushed and had new Mopar Dodge coolant put in. Truck runs great, no worries now about "boiling coolant" or anything of that nature.
 

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Old Mar 30, 2019 | 08:18 AM
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Replace the obvious first. Cap.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2019 | 01:14 PM
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I just picked up the cap, gonna let my truck cool down and replace the cap after.
 
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