Coolant Leak Blues
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Hello all,
2003 Z71 with just over 250K. For a while now, the truck leaks coolant from area around the reservoir and onto the ground by the front right tire. This only seems to happen when I am parked near the curb where the street dips some. It doesn't ever leak when the truck is parked on level ground.
I thought I may have had a crack in the original reservoir and switched it out with a new one, but it still leaks and seems to be leaking faster. I get a "low coolant " message about three days after filling up the reservoir. Any thoughts on where the leak may be coming from? Thanks.
2003 Z71 with just over 250K. For a while now, the truck leaks coolant from area around the reservoir and onto the ground by the front right tire. This only seems to happen when I am parked near the curb where the street dips some. It doesn't ever leak when the truck is parked on level ground.
I thought I may have had a crack in the original reservoir and switched it out with a new one, but it still leaks and seems to be leaking faster. I get a "low coolant " message about three days after filling up the reservoir. Any thoughts on where the leak may be coming from? Thanks.
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Might be time to get a loaner cooling system pressure tester, and pump up the pressure and look for leaks. Or let a shop troubleshoot, loss of coolant can end up killing an engine.
Could the left (driver side) plastic part of the radiator be the source of the leak?
Could the left (driver side) plastic part of the radiator be the source of the leak?
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