MotoDan
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- December 7, 2008
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- City, State
- Chesterfield, Missouri
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '02 XLT
Hello all,
We have three Explorers in the family - 2002, 2003, and a 2006. I've done all of the maintenance to them since they were either new (2002) or since buying them used. I have noticed that the 2006 (200k miles) has been losing coolant. I'm familiar with the usual causes (thermo housing, radiator, etc) from the '02 that we've had since new. I can see a tell tale sign of a slight leak around the thermostat housing, but don't see the typical pooling of coolant in the valley between the heads. There are no obvious leaks around the hoses or underneath or inside the vehicle. While looking underneath, I noticed that the lower radiator hose has what feels like something inside it in several places. It's below freezing here today, but the truck was just in from being driven for an hour or so. I also have made sure to use 50/50 mix so I'm pretty sure the coolant is not freezing. Before I pull the hose off I thought I'd see anyone knew if the lower hose (OEM I think) has any non-kink devices inside or not. My '02 and /03 do not and the upper hose on the same vehicle does not have anything inside as noticed from squeezing it.
Thanks as always for any suggestions!
We have three Explorers in the family - 2002, 2003, and a 2006. I've done all of the maintenance to them since they were either new (2002) or since buying them used. I have noticed that the 2006 (200k miles) has been losing coolant. I'm familiar with the usual causes (thermo housing, radiator, etc) from the '02 that we've had since new. I can see a tell tale sign of a slight leak around the thermostat housing, but don't see the typical pooling of coolant in the valley between the heads. There are no obvious leaks around the hoses or underneath or inside the vehicle. While looking underneath, I noticed that the lower radiator hose has what feels like something inside it in several places. It's below freezing here today, but the truck was just in from being driven for an hour or so. I also have made sure to use 50/50 mix so I'm pretty sure the coolant is not freezing. Before I pull the hose off I thought I'd see anyone knew if the lower hose (OEM I think) has any non-kink devices inside or not. My '02 and /03 do not and the upper hose on the same vehicle does not have anything inside as noticed from squeezing it.
Thanks as always for any suggestions!