Lukas2009
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- 2007 Eddie Bauer V6
The little heater hose which sits on the top of the thermostat housing was leaking at the bottom of the hose.
I inspected the housing which had been replaced last year. Seems to be ok. No coolant to find around the housing or the sealings. Coolant can be only found at the top of the housing.
So I replaced the hose and the clamps, but had to notice that it is still leaking like before.
Now I am thinking about what could be the reason for this. Could it be that the pressure in the cooling and heating system is too high and the heater hose acts like a kind of valve to release pressure?
My mechanic wants to use stronger clamps to solve the problem, but I am afraid that than the system could start leaking elsewhere in my car.
I already use the 16 psi radiator cap for years.
I inspected the housing which had been replaced last year. Seems to be ok. No coolant to find around the housing or the sealings. Coolant can be only found at the top of the housing.
So I replaced the hose and the clamps, but had to notice that it is still leaking like before.
Now I am thinking about what could be the reason for this. Could it be that the pressure in the cooling and heating system is too high and the heater hose acts like a kind of valve to release pressure?
My mechanic wants to use stronger clamps to solve the problem, but I am afraid that than the system could start leaking elsewhere in my car.
I already use the 16 psi radiator cap for years.