1998 S70 coolant leakage

staansS70 · Post by **staansS70** » 24 Jul 2012, 21:05

I was trying to replace the vacuum elbow in my 98 S70 and it was quite the PIA trying to get it in there. I refilled the coolant tank afterwards caused some had spilled after I removed one of the hoses to get a better angle in to replace elbow. I noticed the next day that my coolant light came on and when I checked the coolant tank it was bone dry. I filled it up again and yesterday same thing only not as much drained out. I checked all the clamps they seem fine, I checked the tank itself and that too seems fine. What I did notice was that when I was looking around for the leak I turned the ignition over and let it run for awhile and what I noticed is that it is dripping out right in the cavity area of where the oil filter is.

Any ideas on where it is actually leaking from?, where I SHOULD be looking?

TIA,

Staan

Post by **rspi** » 24 Jul 2012, 21:31

Pull the timing belt cover and see if there is coolant near the water pump.

staansS70 · Post by **staansS70** » 24 Jul 2012, 22:41

rspi wrote:Pull the timing belt cover and see if there is coolant near the water pump.

I'll give that a shot and chime back in as to what I found.

Thanks,

Staan

staansS70 · Post by **staansS70** » 25 Jul 2012, 12:09

Well I didn't have to pull the timing belt cover cause i found the source of the leak. It turns out it's the coolant hose and it seems it's right where the clamp is at. I'll readjust and make sure the clamp is on more securely.