A month ago on the way back home...I started to see fumes under the hood when I was driving near the Sunol grade...pulled over... looked like coolant (green) and I saw a hold in the upper radiator hose!
Drove back slowly as I was afraid if it was engine oil leaking.... came home, cleaned up the mess...looked very much like oil but it was coolant mixed with grime and dirt....
Got the hose from NAPA - AAA 7% discount.... made by Gates.. same stuff at Kragen with a different brand name..
Two weeks later, changed the lower hose... did not realize that the coolant will leak....ended up leaking about 1/2 a gall of coolant on the drive way....good thing that it did not flow until the road or the drain...ended up evaporating on the drive way itself....so I did not mess with the environment :)
The clamps are easy to remove...but I learnt the hard way !
Drove back slowly as I was afraid if it was engine oil leaking.... came home, cleaned up the mess...looked very much like oil but it was coolant mixed with grime and dirt....
Got the hose from NAPA - AAA 7% discount.... made by Gates.. same stuff at Kragen with a different brand name..
Two weeks later, changed the lower hose... did not realize that the coolant will leak....ended up leaking about 1/2 a gall of coolant on the drive way....good thing that it did not flow until the road or the drain...ended up evaporating on the drive way itself....so I did not mess with the environment :)
The clamps are easy to remove...but I learnt the hard way !
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