07/03/09 02:11 AM07/03/09 02:11 AM #1 Hi guys, got a 03 BA , pulled up after smelling coolant, had a look under the bonnet ouldn't see anything, then looked under the car and saw coolant dripping around the transmission cover? Any one got any ideas - its got me.... and on the saturday of a long weekend.
07/03/09 02:15 AM07/03/09 02:15 AM #2 The first place I would look is your heater hoses around the brake booster.
07/03/09 02:48 AM07/03/09 02:48 AM #4 Author Hey mate - cheked that - nothing - there's nothing else that far back that could be leaking coolant is there? Its pretty far back - and theres nothing damp inside the car.
07/03/09 03:15 AM07/03/09 03:15 AM #6 Author Hey guys had a closer look and found the leak coming from around a little plug type thing just above the front of the transmission in the bottom of the firewall, dripping onto the tranny then down off the bottom tranny housing. Any ideas?
07/03/09 03:48 AM07/03/09 03:48 AM #7 Author Here's a pic of where its coming from. If its the heater box can I plug the hoses going into the fire wall so I can get it to the shop? If so anyone know anyone around st kilda. Don't wanna go to ford
07/03/09 04:35 AM07/03/09 04:35 AM #8 major bugga dudethat means the heater core is leaking :(dash out job im affraidhey at least it happened on the long weekend, you have 3 days to replace it
07/03/09 04:41 AM07/03/09 04:41 AM #9 Not cool. I was lucky when mine went cause the car was still under warranty
07/03/09 08:25 AM07/03/09 08:25 AM #10 Author Yeah thought as much - can I still plug the hoses so I can get around??
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