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hilltoppersx 08-06-2009 08:45 PM

Mmm jelloooooo

84crawling 08-07-2009 03:56 PM

Ok so today I went and wash the underside of my dicso to get a better idea of what I was dealing with before I went and dug into it lol. After washIng it and driving around most of the day I go the creeper out and went to looking, well after about an hour of looking it dosent seem to be leaking much at all as it has not made it's way back down to the oil pan? So think I can cross the head gasket off the list of expensive parts lol; but however the leak seems to be comming from behind the power steering pump bracket? After taking off the MAF and piping off I can see the valve
covers leaking slightly but no orange coolent?

LuvToDisco 08-07-2009 04:30 PM

I'd bet it's your throttle body heater plate. It can run most anywhere but you'll usually see a drip or two on the valve cover.

If not that I would suspect your head gasket since they seem to really jelly up the coolant before dropping it on the floor. You need to get underneath the engine with a bright lite and look up underneath at the heads. It can begin as a very small leak but you will also see gooey orange accumulation around the leak.

Good luck

Spike555 08-07-2009 07:03 PM


Originally Posted by LuvToDisco (Post 130998)
I'd bet it's your throttle body heater plate. It can run most anywhere but you'll usually see a drip or two on the valve cover.


Good luck

I agree with the throttle body heater plate, it is a common leak point on DII's.
Its a $3 fix.

Sandee35 04-26-2014 03:50 PM


Originally Posted by Disco Mike (Post 130816)
Let him find it or he will never know how to help himself.

What do you think this forum is for? Arrogant asshole!

ralphobell 04-26-2014 03:59 PM


Originally Posted by Sandee35 (Post 460292)
What do you think this forum is for? Arrogant asshole!

Nice, so your going to bring up a 5 year old thread just to call someone an Ahole....

Dane! 04-26-2014 05:18 PM


Originally Posted by ralphobell (Post 460294)
Nice, so your going to bring up a 5 year old thread just to call someone an Ahole....


Could be an honest mistake, didn't check the date. I experienced something similar earlier this month, the site was messing up and I replied to one that was old also that told me it was new, with the bold thread titles up top.


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