dsmkid2
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- Aug 13, 2013
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haverhill,
Massachusetts
Hi my car is leaking small drops of antifreeze right under the thermostat area does anyone know how to fix it or what part i need?
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Hi my car is leaking small drops of antifreeze right under the thermostat area does anyone know how to fix it or what part i need?
Grab a drain pan, removing the coolant lines. If you have long route intercooler piping the piping to the throttle body may get in your way. All the bolts are 12mm .After removing the 6 and 2 hoses from the exploded diagram . Remove the upper water pipe to radiator housing 2 bolts. Once the upper housing is removed .Remove lower housing thermostat cover place thermostat somewhere safe!!!!. 2g thermostat housing has three bolts to the block . Pay attention when you remove them , the bolts do not have threads the entire length and three different lengths. After all 7 bolts have been removed make sure all the hoses are gone as well.since the O ring is trashed the Thermostat housing will come off easier than if when the O ring is still good. Dry the area clean it! discard the bad oring. Sealant the water pipe and begin reassembly any where there is a mate betweeen two pieces Sealant let it cure 2-3 hours i know over kill. However the process is long and tedious who wants to do it again ?BestOf luck !I wish I had a tutorial on how to to replace the o ring
The stock intercooler piping may interfere because I used a half inch drive with an extension . With the right tools and good weather conditions or a well light garage no more that 2 hours, maybe a bit more or less the thermostat housing was a pain in the butt to pull from the water pipe. Just make sure when your pulling it apart its not caught on the pipe only the rubber gasket it should visilbly appear to clear the block and piping . No problem Glad I could helpThanks man and im still on the stock smic havent put in the sbr intercooler yet how long you think this will take
Its wierd when im driving the temperature will spike up a quarter near the h mark then randomly drop to the middle? Then go back up again the thermostat is brand new you think its a bad relay maybe sensor or something