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July 2005
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 HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 04:57
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Lets see today i decided to change my coolent in my sv21 camry because it was getting a bit old and there was lots of water in the system, i did the procedure, well today i parked my car at mt. druitt and guess what i notice there was fresh coolent underneath my car, i looked all around the engine bay but couldnt find anything, it look like the leak is in an unusual spot, it looked like it came from right underneath the engine, as i am aware of i dont think there are any hoses there, if you can help please reply i need my car to be up and running well for this weekend.
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I supported Toymods
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Perth, WA
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May 2003
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 05:04
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could be waterpump, heater hoses, throttle body coolant hoses
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Perth Western Australia
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April 2004
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 05:27
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i saw on Myth Busters if you crack an egg into the radiator it will fix coolent leaks 
no im not kidding ! 
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parkdale, Victoria
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May 2005
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 06:45
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That's true - But there are some longer lasting products available. Some require you flush cooling system with a cleaner first, then run this product that contains particles of metal. Meant to seal up any small holes, fractures. Not sure how well it works, but that's what I read. Saw this at repco.
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Location:
new castle
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July 2005
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 06:53
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does anyone know any good quality colants or are they all the same ie the 5 dollar for a 44 gallon drum
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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September 2004
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 06:57
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well that was off topic, Toyota Red is awesome. I know that much.
Anyway, wash off all the coolent under the car, start it up and see where the leak comes from. Should be pretty easy to find.
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Melbourne
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December 2004
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 09:34
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Get a concentrated coolant they normally do the job for most cars, nulon make three different types of it, each of them have different lifes
also you can use a product called chemi weld and seal up to in the raditator to fix smaller leaks and what not
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parkdale, Victoria
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May 2005
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 11:18
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email sent
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 12:54
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Chemiweld - oh dear...
Are you sure your 'leak' isn't just that you filled the radiator, then filled the overflow bottle right to the top, and it, well, overflowed...?
What I usually do is make sure the system is full, then gradually pressurise it with the compressor, and look for the river - you can buy adapters, little pumps, etc. for this purpose, but so long as you're careful, you don't need anything too fancy.
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Melbourne
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December 2004
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Re: HELP: Coolent leak and i dont know where
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Wed, 20 July 2005 14:12
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wats so bad about chemi weld from what i gather from customers at work is that it works really well
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