Coolant leak CRD 3.0L

[Hodge]

Somewhere in this area... Will have to have another look.


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[threedogs]

must be annoying for you, can you get someone around to figure out where it is actually coming from.
Sometimes two heads work better than one

[Hodge]

must be annoying for you, can you get someone around to figure out where it is actually coming from.
Sometimes two heads work better than one

A while ago I asked a mechanic and he pointed roughly the same area. But as he put it, it's probably a 50 cent clamp, thats gonna cost half a grand to replace due to everything that needs to be removed to get to it.

[threedogs]

could it be a split in the heater pipe, or bolts loose where it bolts to the block.
Do you have a telescopic mirror for a better look'


Edit you wouldn't have water flowing through the heater pipe in the warmer weather
as the heater would be turned off

[Hodge]

could it be a split in the heater pipe, or bolts loose where it bolts to the block.
Do you have a telescopic mirror for a better look'


Edit you wouldn't have water flowing through the heater pipe in the warmer weather
as the heater would be turned off

Good point about the heater. I hope it's something as simple as that or a loose bolt. Just scouring the garage for a mirror on a stick I used to have. Had a small LED light on the end too. KNowing my luck it's in the tip, when I need it.

[threedogs]

the good part is things dont flow up so
start at the bottom and retrace it up,
Might have to stand on a milk crate for easier access

[mudski]

I would firstly replace all the spring steel hose clamps with decent stainless worm drive clamps. Those OEM clamps are garbage. It could be just lose enough for the coolant to seep out of where a hose is clamped.... Or bring a stubbie or three over to my place and we'll take a look.
Mine uses coolant too. Though I cannot see any leaks, I sometimes smell the coolant but, rarely do.... I need to top the bottle up once every few months.

[Hodge]

Just had another look with more lighting and it's hard to take a photo, but looks like it's seeping through between the timing cover and the block.

[Hodge]

In this photo I've circled where I "suspect" it to be leaking. See, now it is dry because the car has been driven, it will stay like this until probably tomorrow morning when the coolant will appear.

The black bit of (plastic?) is, what I believe to be a gasket? Sticking out from between the block and timing cover. Just speculations at the moment.

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[Hodge]

And, I am not the first one, if it is the case.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...e-timing-cover