Coolant Leak, any ideas?

baumr1 · Post by **baumr1** » 29 Jan 2013, 01:13

My 2007 S60 has a slow coolant leak. I have to fill it about every 3 months. While changing the oil, I pulled off the lower valence to see if I could see the source of the leak from underneath. It seems to be leaking from where the plastic joins the metal core on the passenger side. It's difficult to see in the picture but if anyone has any ideas of what this could be i'm open for suggestions. More than likely i'm going to need a mechanic to fix it, but i would like to atleast be informed before I go in and get ripped off.

Post by **DGM** » 29 Jan 2013, 06:13

It would be a good idea to check the top hose for leakage. Water may run down along the tank. Tighten the clamp. Check for white residue.

Other than this, the radiator/tank assembly needs to be replaced.

Post by **precopster** » 29 Jan 2013, 06:34

Difficult to tell which side of the radiator this shot is of, however it's likely from the same side as the upper hose connection which often cracks, then runs coolant down the radiator to the lower seam.

This will fix the problem: http://www.eeuroparts.com/Parts/38183/Radiator-65553A/

Expect around 2.5 hours of labour to remove and replace according to recommended shop times by Volvo

crazyace1104 · Post by **crazyace1104** » 30 Jan 2013, 00:35

baumr1 wrote:My 2007 S60 has a slow coolant leak. I have to fill it about every 3 months. While changing the oil, I pulled off the lower valence to see if I could see the source of the leak from underneath. It seems to be leaking from where the plastic joins the metal core on the passenger side. It's difficult to see in the picture but if anyone has any ideas of what this could be i'm open for suggestions. More than likely i'm going to need a mechanic to fix it, but i would like to atleast be informed before I go in and get ripped off.

Radiators fairly easy to replace. Do you hv tools and any mechanical background?