2002 QX4 coolant leak - coming from the water hose

[brickbox]

I just discovered coolant leaking from my QX4. After some poking around, it seems like it's coming from the little 3" long rubber hose that connects the water pipe just above the passenger side VCG.

I'm 90% positive it is p/n#14055 in the following diagram:
https://www.nissanpartsdeal.com/resourc ... A3AD15.jpg

Has anyone else had this issue? I lost a decent amount of coolant from just swapping parking spots so I'm a little concerned to drive it any considerable distance.

I tried to get my hand on the clamps on the hose - but it was almost impossible to get in there. Do I need to take the intake manifold off to get to it?

If so, are there any other parts I should consider replacing while I'm in there? The spark plugs were replaced along with the water pump and VCGs (although the passenger side VCG wasn't done right and weeps a tiny bit).

[carldu]

How about taking it to a trusted repair shop?

[brickbox]

I ended up selling the vehicle. Between the rust and other things that it needed, there wasn't much value in keeping the vehicle.