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09-12-2014
Hi there....my daughter emailed me about a coolant leak on her GP. Her boyfriends father says he thinks that a hose is "missing". He put some duct tape over the leak to keep it from spraying all over. Before I make the trip there to see if its something I can fix myself, I asked her to take a few pics so I could narrow it down. Can anyone tell me what I may be looking at here? Is it maybe a heater line connecting to the water pump housing?
09-12-2014
Coolant elbow. Be sure to replace them with the aluminum ones
09-12-2014
THanks for the quick reply! I haven't changed one of these before, how much of a pain is it? THat piece with the duct tape on it, does that just pull out of that housing? I assume that there is a loose heater hose flapping around in there somewhere?
09-12-2014
In order to get to that your gonna have to remove the alternator, the alternator bracket and the accessory belt I believe
09-12-2014
http://www.grandprixforums.net/threa...coolant-elbows here ya go, full tool list and all.
09-12-2014
Originally Posted by whiteta
That is the heater hose. Remove alternator, remove alternator bracket. Pull and wiggle. there are 2 platic elbows like that that crack and leak. Replace with new style aluminum elbows. Do NOT use RTV or any other sealant. the orings seal just fine.
09-12-2014
THat is a lot of awesome information, thanks all! I will get the metal ones and get ready for some fun!
09-12-2014
just make sure all 4 holes are cleaned out real good. you'll see a layer of crud thats filmed up inside the holes. i was albe to chip it off my holes with a pick.
its a easy repair, 12 bucks for elbows and a jug of coolant. good time to flush the coolant if its not been done. being its 1/2 flushed already.
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