XC92
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- Jul 22, 2020
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I took my Talon out for a short drive the other day, still gingerly testing out my recent trans rebuild. Everything went fine and I thought it was time to get it on the highway, if only briefly. One exit, and it performed fine through all forward gears. A bit under a mile from home, though, driving on a local street, I heard a popping sound followed by a loud whooshing sound, then saw steam coming out from under the hood.
I immediately pulled over and turned off the engine, and got out to see what was going on. There was coolant leaking on the ground, and steam coming from the source of the leak. I waited until the engine cooled down then poured some water into the radiator cap. I then drove home, carefully, driving the car as far as it could go before steam started coming out again (never got near the red), then stopping and waiting again. I finally made it back and parked it for the night as it was too late and dark to be able to inspect much.
The next day I raised the front and took a lot, and it turned out to be the oil cooler water feed hose, the short piece of hose that connects the oil cooler to the thermostat water feed line, part # MD167360. It was still leaking, slowly, a drop at a time, so I applied some black weatherstrip adhesive, to at least stop the leak until I found a replacement hose so coolant wouldn't get all over the street (lots of feral cats, squirrels and raccoons here that might want to sample the sweet poison).
I'm sure that I can purchase this hose from a dealer or elsewhere. It's around $7. But I'm guessing that it's just generic high pressure coolant hose (3/8" ID I believe), and was wondering if I could just buy a length of it and cut it to the right size to replace the busted piece, and use the rest to replace any other identically-sized hose sections that look iffy. Anyone know if this is so and if so what kind of hose I should get, and where? I think that RTM sells some by the foot, along with the OEM hose piece, but I'd rather get it locally and not have to wait, so I can get the car on the road again.
From the look of it it's probably the original hose so I'm guessing that there are others that also need to replaced, in this and all other sizes. Stuff happens on 29 year old cars and you have to keep ahead of it before that stuff gets too bad. Like driving 65 on the highway and a high pressure coolant or oil line busts bad.
Anyway, any suggestions would be welcome. Stupid question, but can I use clear food grade silicone high temp hose, the kind I got to repair a coffeemaker a while back, or would that burst because it can't handle the pressure?
Oh, and I suspect that the reason the hose burst was because the pressure got too high, due to the fans not kicking in. I suspect this because after I shut off the engine with the steam coming out, and turned the key all the way but without starting the engine again, the fans didn't come on like they're supposed to when the engine is hot. If so, what am I supposed to check for to see if it's the fan motors, circuit, temp sensor, relay or fuse?
I immediately pulled over and turned off the engine, and got out to see what was going on. There was coolant leaking on the ground, and steam coming from the source of the leak. I waited until the engine cooled down then poured some water into the radiator cap. I then drove home, carefully, driving the car as far as it could go before steam started coming out again (never got near the red), then stopping and waiting again. I finally made it back and parked it for the night as it was too late and dark to be able to inspect much.
The next day I raised the front and took a lot, and it turned out to be the oil cooler water feed hose, the short piece of hose that connects the oil cooler to the thermostat water feed line, part # MD167360. It was still leaking, slowly, a drop at a time, so I applied some black weatherstrip adhesive, to at least stop the leak until I found a replacement hose so coolant wouldn't get all over the street (lots of feral cats, squirrels and raccoons here that might want to sample the sweet poison).
I'm sure that I can purchase this hose from a dealer or elsewhere. It's around $7. But I'm guessing that it's just generic high pressure coolant hose (3/8" ID I believe), and was wondering if I could just buy a length of it and cut it to the right size to replace the busted piece, and use the rest to replace any other identically-sized hose sections that look iffy. Anyone know if this is so and if so what kind of hose I should get, and where? I think that RTM sells some by the foot, along with the OEM hose piece, but I'd rather get it locally and not have to wait, so I can get the car on the road again.
From the look of it it's probably the original hose so I'm guessing that there are others that also need to replaced, in this and all other sizes. Stuff happens on 29 year old cars and you have to keep ahead of it before that stuff gets too bad. Like driving 65 on the highway and a high pressure coolant or oil line busts bad.
Anyway, any suggestions would be welcome. Stupid question, but can I use clear food grade silicone high temp hose, the kind I got to repair a coffeemaker a while back, or would that burst because it can't handle the pressure?
Oh, and I suspect that the reason the hose burst was because the pressure got too high, due to the fans not kicking in. I suspect this because after I shut off the engine with the steam coming out, and turned the key all the way but without starting the engine again, the fans didn't come on like they're supposed to when the engine is hot. If so, what am I supposed to check for to see if it's the fan motors, circuit, temp sensor, relay or fuse?
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