Coolant leak - heater hoses
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Coolant leak - heater hoses
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I've recently bought an old 1994 850 and in the few weeks since buying it a few problems have cropped up. The most pressing though is a serious coolant leak has started to occur. From what I can tell, there is some leakage coming from out the top of the coolant overflow tank (the lid is a little cracked) but I have also noticed another leak coming from where the heater hoses feed into the heater core. I don't think it is the hoses themselves, it seems more to be the connection point - I've attached a photo to illustrate where its coming from. You can see the coolant residue around it.
Anyone got any advice for how to diagnose exactly where it's coming from? Also I may be able to take it to a mechanic during the week, but I may need a quick fix until then so I'm not hemorrhaging coolant every time I need to go somewhere. Could I just smother it in duct tape until I can get someone to do something about it? Or is this a problem I can fix easily enough myself?
I've recently bought an old 1994 850 and in the few weeks since buying it a few problems have cropped up. The most pressing though is a serious coolant leak has started to occur. From what I can tell, there is some leakage coming from out the top of the coolant overflow tank (the lid is a little cracked) but I have also noticed another leak coming from where the heater hoses feed into the heater core. I don't think it is the hoses themselves, it seems more to be the connection point - I've attached a photo to illustrate where its coming from. You can see the coolant residue around it.
Anyone got any advice for how to diagnose exactly where it's coming from? Also I may be able to take it to a mechanic during the week, but I may need a quick fix until then so I'm not hemorrhaging coolant every time I need to go somewhere. Could I just smother it in duct tape until I can get someone to do something about it? Or is this a problem I can fix easily enough myself?
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