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coolant leak - bad hose or what?

posted by  jwalker on  Fri Oct 12 10:22 CST 2012
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After a 4 hour drive Monday I discovered a small coolant leak. I think it is the lower expansion tank hose as there a small white calcium deposit and also a little green coolant where the hose attaches to the tank. There is a also a little green coolant where the hose clamps to the heater outlet pipe. The hose doesn't look great but no visible splits etc.

My plan is to replace both expansion tank hoses and the cap. BTW - The old cap is the green one. What about the tank? Should I just replace it or is it necessary to lift the tank out and check its bottom? I suspect the tank is okay as there was no leak on my return trip yesterday.

Am I ok using aftermarket for these parts or should I use OEM?

Appreciate any help!

J






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