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ryandevilhorns
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My car is leaking from somewhere, somewhere that I cannot find. Help requested.

The even spray pattern on the ground indicates to me that the water is hitting the clutch fan from somewhere, and I see some leaking down the alternator and onto the passenger side motor mount and LCA.

I've replaced:
*Radiator (twice)
*Upper Rad Hose + Lower Rad Hose (both pieces + new hose clamps)
*Thermostat + RTV
*Water pump + paper gasket

There is no water leaking from the heater hoses (the water spray is up near the front of the bay)

I'm looking at LC.pdf in the 240SX FSM, and I thought I had all all my bases covered, any ideas what I'm missing here?


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A crack in the block?

kc240guy
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Water pump seal? Don't water pumps have a little hole that if the pump goes bad it leaks some water to show you? I'm thinkin one of those two things.

Rellik27
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by the intake manifold where the radiator hose connects to the head, also there are 2 hoses in between the upper and lower part of intake manifold.

ryandevilhorns
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Rellik27 wrote:by the intake manifold where the radiator hose connects to the head, also there are 2 hoses in between the upper and lower part of intake manifold.
winner.

jesus christ it's a PITA to get to those hoses.


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