mel_t_vin

I suspect I have a small hose/pipe leak somewhere under the stock airbox. After taking a drive yesterday and popping the hood, I heard a venting/hissing under the airbox and saw traces of coolant deposited on the passenger side of the airbox and on top of the radiator. Before I start taking things apart, I thought it would be helpful to be able to pressurize the cooling system.

Does anyone in the Tampa Bay area have a coolant system pressure tester? If so, would you please give me a call [813.928.5359]?

Thank you.

Tom M'Guinn

Sorry, I'm in CA, but I bought mine off the shelf at Sears if that helps...

968 GUY

auto parts stores will loan them or take it out to the car to test it.

mel_t_vin

Thanks guys.

Tom, the OTS unit you bought from Sears, does it connect to the reservoir with an attachment that replaces the cap? If so, did it come with several attachment fittings for various car makes/models?

mel_t_vin

Tom, borrowed a pressure tester from Discount Auto. Success!

The culprit was the 2-inch stub hose running from the main water neck to the hard pipe. It was split under the hose clamp on the water neck end.

Tom M'Guinn

It comes with attachments, but most are for testing caps. To test the car, no attachment necessary -- the tester has a rubber bladder that gets inflated in the neck of the reservoir to make the seal. Glad you found your leak -- pressure testing is the way to go hands down!