Coolant leaks when cooling down
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Coolant leaks when cooling down
Have 05 Grand Caravan w/3.8L. Has minor but annoying coolant leak that occurs as the engine is cooling down. All hose connections are dry. Seems to be near the pitcock but nothing obvious.
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Add die to the system and drive for a while, then ck for leaks with a black lite. The die should be green and should be easy to find.Or pressure test the system a see where it leaking from.
Add die to the system and drive for a while, then ck for leaks with a black lite. The die should be green and should be easy to find.Or pressure test the system a see where it leaking from.
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I'm new to DF so apologies for opening up and old thread... I've got the same problem with coolant leaking in the drain **** area on 2002 GC Sport. Pulled fascia to get a better look. Coolant lines going to tranny looked fine & dry. Bottom corner of rad support definitely damp. Ran van for 35-40 mins with no visible leaks. Even let the van cool down in garage - no leaks. Now seeing drips on the driveway after driving a few days. FloridaCvan - Could you tell me what fix was for your leak?
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you really just have to go under the car and look. Where does the Drop coming from? under the Engine area or the Radiator?
Well, there are 3 common area for coolant leak on the Caravan,
Water Pump, The Pipe that connects to the water pump gets Rotted out, or radiator.
Well, there are 3 common area for coolant leak on the Caravan,
Water Pump, The Pipe that connects to the water pump gets Rotted out, or radiator.
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Thanks for the note steak59! Definitely looks like the radiator but I'm hoping it's something less than replacing it. Leak is happening on the driver's/tranny side right and very low in the corner of the radiator. There are the 2 cooling lines going to the tranny that are tucked right next to the radiator. I'm going to check them again but they both looked ok when I checked last week. I've replaced a few drain **** gaskets in other older vehicles that leaked the same way (dry when running but leaking during cool down). There's coolant around the drain **** area but can't see any leaks. Also a pretty tight fit between the bottom of the radiator and cross member/support so I can't see the actual drip coming directly from the rad. I'm going to open it up again today and see if I can trace the leak. Expecting to see the seam between the plastic tank and aluminum fins showing the leak, but I hope I'm wrong.
