hbirring
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- 2004, Explorer XLT
Hey Everyone,
I'm posting here because I'm completely puzzled at this one! I have a 2004 ford explorer xlt, v6, 4.0L with 120,000 miles on it. This past summer my car started to overheat (I sit in a lot of stop and go traffic). I had noticed for a while before it started to overheat that my coolant level was getting low so I always just added some and kept on moving. Well, when it started overheating I looked into it further and noticed my upper thermostat housing was cracked and leaking coolant. I replaced the upper and lower thermostat housing as well as the thermostat but, I was still losing coolant. I found a small leak in a hose that feeds the heater core so I replaced the clamp on it and it stopped. I'm still losing coolant. A lot of it! and my car runs warmer than it used to before. Before the temp gauge would get to about half way between the halfway mark and the mark below it. Now It gets exactly to the halfway mark and sometimes a little above it. I have checked for leaks and even did a leak down test to make sure no exhaust gasses were in the coolant system and even had a coolant flush done. Nothing was found by multiple shops. My coolant fan seems to be working properly and my radiator was only replaced a year ago.
I have no clue what could be the cause. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'm posting here because I'm completely puzzled at this one! I have a 2004 ford explorer xlt, v6, 4.0L with 120,000 miles on it. This past summer my car started to overheat (I sit in a lot of stop and go traffic). I had noticed for a while before it started to overheat that my coolant level was getting low so I always just added some and kept on moving. Well, when it started overheating I looked into it further and noticed my upper thermostat housing was cracked and leaking coolant. I replaced the upper and lower thermostat housing as well as the thermostat but, I was still losing coolant. I found a small leak in a hose that feeds the heater core so I replaced the clamp on it and it stopped. I'm still losing coolant. A lot of it! and my car runs warmer than it used to before. Before the temp gauge would get to about half way between the halfway mark and the mark below it. Now It gets exactly to the halfway mark and sometimes a little above it. I have checked for leaks and even did a leak down test to make sure no exhaust gasses were in the coolant system and even had a coolant flush done. Nothing was found by multiple shops. My coolant fan seems to be working properly and my radiator was only replaced a year ago.
I have no clue what could be the cause. Any help is greatly appreciated.