mylo
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- May 15, 2003
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- City, State
- Howell, Michigan
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 01 xlt
Newbie here: I have a 2001 xlt explorer with the 4.0 sohc engine. The engine has 62,000 miles and has started leaking coolant. I lose about 2-3 cups of coolant per 300 miles. The leak does not seem to occur all the time. It seems that some days it doesn't leak at all (from checking the fluid level in the over flow container) and then the next day it will lose a cup or so. Some times there is a little puddle (about the size of a golf ball) on the ground just to the inside and just behing the passenger side tire.
From reading other posts in here it seems as though this is the heater control valve (there is no coolant in the oil or the tail pipe). My problem is that I have crawled under the vehicle and cannot find anything that appears to be leaking towards th back of the passenger side engine compartment. Where is the heater control valve located on this particular explorer? Could it be something that I am not thinking of? Any help would be great. From looking at the puddle on the ground it appears to be leaking from some where around the big silver box in the back passenger side engine compartment (but could be leaking some where else and is running down to that location). Thanks in advance.
From reading other posts in here it seems as though this is the heater control valve (there is no coolant in the oil or the tail pipe). My problem is that I have crawled under the vehicle and cannot find anything that appears to be leaking towards th back of the passenger side engine compartment. Where is the heater control valve located on this particular explorer? Could it be something that I am not thinking of? Any help would be great. From looking at the puddle on the ground it appears to be leaking from some where around the big silver box in the back passenger side engine compartment (but could be leaking some where else and is running down to that location). Thanks in advance.
