2000 F150 5.4 coolant leak
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2000 F150 5.4 coolant leak
I recently bought my truck from a friend and have had more issues that I can count. Luckily I have been able to do the work myself. I am am starting to become stumped though.
Originally, I was leaking coolant from my water pump. Changed that. Then from my heater core. Changed that. I now seem to have a leak seemingly on top of the engine under the air intake. The truck has not ran. hot however, there has been a leak.
This is not my engine, I just drew the arrow on this pic for reference.
I pressure tested the system. It was able to hold 16 psi for 30 minutes and i didn't see a leak. The cap did leak at about 14 psi I haven't cranked it again as I used water in the reservoir to keep from using so much antifreeze when testing.
Any recommendations on where to go from here would be much appreciated!!!
Originally, I was leaking coolant from my water pump. Changed that. Then from my heater core. Changed that. I now seem to have a leak seemingly on top of the engine under the air intake. The truck has not ran. hot however, there has been a leak.
This is not my engine, I just drew the arrow on this pic for reference.
I pressure tested the system. It was able to hold 16 psi for 30 minutes and i didn't see a leak. The cap did leak at about 14 psi I haven't cranked it again as I used water in the reservoir to keep from using so much antifreeze when testing.
Any recommendations on where to go from here would be much appreciated!!!
Last edited by Jwilliams3; 11-07-2016 at 10:19 PM.
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Your arrow is pointing to the radiator or hose. If any of those are leaking, change it.
If you can't so much as tell us or show where it's leaking, - take your own photo etc, you leave us to guess.
Okay I'll guess. It's either a cracked intake or bad o-rings at the heater core hard-line/water pump connect. Good guesses for a very poor description.
A little more work won't kill yuh, pin-point the leak so we can help.
If you can't so much as tell us or show where it's leaking, - take your own photo etc, you leave us to guess.
Okay I'll guess. It's either a cracked intake or bad o-rings at the heater core hard-line/water pump connect. Good guesses for a very poor description.
A little more work won't kill yuh, pin-point the leak so we can help.
Last edited by Jbrew; 11-08-2016 at 01:57 AM.