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  1. 7th March 2012, 12:07 PM #1
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    Coolant Leak onto Drivers side rocker cover

    Hi i have a small leak appearing on top of rocker caver from the hard pipe that runs above , not leaking when driving only when stopped .More annoying than anything is this part easily replaced
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  2. 7th March 2012, 01:32 PM #2
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    very.
    AFAIR if it is like my RRC 3.9 then there are just clamps onto rubber hoses at each end.
    BUT if it is leaking from a corrosion hole then you probably have bigger problems, but it may be only a leaking clamp.
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  3. 7th March 2012, 01:53 PM #3
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    very.
    AFAIR if it is like my RRC 3.9 then there are just clamps onto rubber hoses at each end.
    BUT if it is leaking from a corrosion hole then you probably have bigger problems, but it may be only a leaking clamp.
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  4. 7th March 2012, 03:23 PM #4
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    The head gasket was done about 15000kms ago so ill recheck the clamps but i just had a look and it seems to be from on of the metal pipes only a slight trickle
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  5. 11th March 2012, 04:36 PM #5
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    The pipe can be a bit of a fiddle to get to - there is a cap screw hidden under the air-conditioner pump and I think I had to undo the pump-mounting-bracket to remove the pipe completely. Taking the serpentine belt and fan off makes it easy to reach.

    Check under the pipe with a small mirror to see if there really is a hole and not the hoses being the problem,

    Cheers Charlie
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  6. 11th March 2012, 05:53 PM #6
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    I have struck one of those steel pipes corroded through on the seam that runs longitudinally, a mirror should help, but my money is on the clamp still

    JC
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  7. 20th November 2014, 08:37 PM #7
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    same problem

    i had the same problem. tightened clamps but no different. turned out to be heater hoses had gone hard and coolant was weeping out at the joint with the metal pipe
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