Raditor Fluid Leaking....

stage2roush2002 · 08-26-2007, 07:22 PM

All of my radiator fluid leaked out while I was driving my '99 GT. No clue where from. I checked the hoses, and everything was great. Any ideas?

MattJ · 08-26-2007, 07:27 PM

Is it leaking on the ground, or is there an internal leak?

yellowstang99 · 08-26-2007, 08:58 PM

Is the drain valve on the bottom of the radiator closed? Maybe it worked loose and let everything run out...

Ironwarrior · 08-27-2007, 01:33 AM

You need to fill it back up and try to determine where it's leaking... Is the water pump circulating? Is the motor getting hot?

stage2roush2002 · 08-27-2007, 04:34 AM

It leaks everything. It overheated on my way home and I to stop and have someone pick me up. I later went back with a pitcher of water and barley made it home. I cant really tell where it is leaking because there is radiator fluid all over the motor too.

**I bottomed out before this happened, but I do that alot.

r3dn3ck · 08-27-2007, 08:00 AM

overheat = mucho bad. Find the leak... bad WP maybe. No bottoming out either... jeebus.

Barry Tichenor · 09-08-2007, 01:40 PM

If the coolant is all over your motor, it sounds like your manifold coolant crossover is leaking.

stage2roush2002 · 09-08-2007, 02:04 PM

Thanks yall, but I sold her.....sadly.

But the problem was that the intake manifold cracked.

*venom* · 09-09-2007, 06:14 AM

That is a common problem that someone did a class action lawsuit and won. Ford had to reinburst or fix this issue for free. Anyone that has the plastic crossover tube should replace the intake before it cracks.

08-26-2007, 07:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
stage2roush2002 Roush #6147 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 476	Raditor Fluid Leaking.... All of my radiator fluid leaked out while I was driving my '99 GT. No clue where from. I checked the hoses, and everything was great. Any ideas?

08-26-2007, 07:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
MattJ Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Racine, WI Posts: 10,243	Is it leaking on the ground, or is there an internal leak? __________________ 2001 Mustang GT Premium - Mineral Grey

08-26-2007, 08:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
yellowstang99 35th Anniversary GT Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 428	Is the drain valve on the bottom of the radiator closed? Maybe it worked loose and let everything run out... __________________

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Ironwarrior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 77	You need to fill it back up and try to determine where it's leaking... Is the water pump circulating? Is the motor getting hot? __________________ Full Length MM Subframe Connectors - MM 4-bolt Caster Camber Plates - H&R Racing Springs - Urethane Upper/Lower isolators - Bilstein Shocks and Struts - Rear HD adjustable Lower Control Arms - personally made shorty antenna

08-27-2007, 04:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
stage2roush2002 Roush #6147 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 476	It leaks everything. It overheated on my way home and I to stop and have someone pick me up. I later went back with a pitcher of water and barley made it home. I cant really tell where it is leaking because there is radiator fluid all over the motor too. *I bottomed out before this happened, but I do that alot. Last edited by stage2roush2002 : 08-27-2007 at 04:36 AM.*

08-27-2007, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
r3dn3ck Wowbagger hates me too! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Magrathea/California Posts: 7,008	overheat = mucho bad. Find the leak... bad WP maybe. No bottoming out either... jeebus.

09-08-2007, 01:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Barry Tichenor bt1288 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2	If the coolant is all over your motor, it sounds like your manifold coolant crossover is leaking.

09-08-2007, 02:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
stage2roush2002 Roush #6147 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 476	Thanks yall, but I sold her.....sadly. But the problem was that the intake manifold cracked.

09-09-2007, 06:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,406	That is a common problem that someone did a class action lawsuit and won. Ford had to reinburst or fix this issue for free. Anyone that has the plastic crossover tube should replace the intake before it cracks. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

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