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Grit_dog
Dec 09, 2020Trailblazer
^Thanks for the suggestion. No, no coolant smell in the exhaust.
And I’ve seen it drip (only a couple times in months) up front near the radiator.
I’m fairly certain it’s the radiator. Been through radiator is on 2 separate SRT8s now and it’s fairly common.
Although the shop mentioned they’ve seen some water pumps too, (talking about the Charger not the truck). Although I’m certain that would be a constant issue.
Also no oil in coolant or vice versa and no residual combustion pressure in cooling system. It’s an external leak. Like I said, have seen it on the ground before, only a couple times. Rest of the time there’s no evidence of leak.
This issue is a known problem on some of these cars and it’s where the plastic tank is crimped to the radiator core. I suspect, it’s similar to the egr cooler you mentioned in that it doesn’t “always” open up. The old car eventually had some residue evidence once it got worse and had been happening a long time. I used to put a cup of 2 of coolant in every oil change.
No crustys built up yet that I could find on the radiator. But it’s also rainy time here again, so everything gets washed pretty good under there even despite the plastic cover under the radiator.
And I’ve seen it drip (only a couple times in months) up front near the radiator.
I’m fairly certain it’s the radiator. Been through radiator is on 2 separate SRT8s now and it’s fairly common.
Although the shop mentioned they’ve seen some water pumps too, (talking about the Charger not the truck). Although I’m certain that would be a constant issue.
Also no oil in coolant or vice versa and no residual combustion pressure in cooling system. It’s an external leak. Like I said, have seen it on the ground before, only a couple times. Rest of the time there’s no evidence of leak.
This issue is a known problem on some of these cars and it’s where the plastic tank is crimped to the radiator core. I suspect, it’s similar to the egr cooler you mentioned in that it doesn’t “always” open up. The old car eventually had some residue evidence once it got worse and had been happening a long time. I used to put a cup of 2 of coolant in every oil change.
No crustys built up yet that I could find on the radiator. But it’s also rainy time here again, so everything gets washed pretty good under there even despite the plastic cover under the radiator.
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