L2rocku2
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- May 5, 2007
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- City, State
- Chandler, Arizona 85224
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 E/B AWD 5.0
Hey all. 2000 5.0 AWD, 76,000 mi. Started out with a (huge) radiator tank leak. Replaced with a new 1. Also replaced ALL (7) coolant lines (including line to overflow tank), heater control valve & themostat. Secured all hoses with screw type clamps.
Get all this done, filled with a 50/50 mix, burped all air and all was good (temp guage reading where it always had) coolant level in overflow tank remained the same level. 3-4 days later, I notice antifreeze dripping from the front of the oil pan. Popped the hood and could not find a single leak or wet spot!! Got home and jacked up the front & found the antifreeze was dripping from the center of the crankshaft. Just a constant drip. Does not matter if system is pressurized or not, the drip remains the same. Checked all hoses, clamps and water pump (best i could, we all know how tight it is under that hood) and still found no source of the leak. Assumed it must be the water pump, so I pulled it off & still could not see where the leak was coming from (water pump gasket looked dry?) :frustrate. All the water pump bolts came out clean & in tact.
So, before I put the new water pump on and possibly miss something, I thought I would ask here. Needless to say, if it still drips after the new pump is on, I ain't gonna be none too happy Thanks to anyone that replies or knows what could be causing the drip.
Get all this done, filled with a 50/50 mix, burped all air and all was good (temp guage reading where it always had) coolant level in overflow tank remained the same level. 3-4 days later, I notice antifreeze dripping from the front of the oil pan. Popped the hood and could not find a single leak or wet spot!! Got home and jacked up the front & found the antifreeze was dripping from the center of the crankshaft. Just a constant drip. Does not matter if system is pressurized or not, the drip remains the same. Checked all hoses, clamps and water pump (best i could, we all know how tight it is under that hood) and still found no source of the leak. Assumed it must be the water pump, so I pulled it off & still could not see where the leak was coming from (water pump gasket looked dry?) :frustrate. All the water pump bolts came out clean & in tact.
So, before I put the new water pump on and possibly miss something, I thought I would ask here. Needless to say, if it still drips after the new pump is on, I ain't gonna be none too happy Thanks to anyone that replies or knows what could be causing the drip.