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1998 v70 massive coolant leak !!

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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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Hi I noticed my engine leaking coolant after parking my car in the driveway.I waited till the car cooled down and started to try and find the source of the leak.once cool enough I checked the reseviore and it was empty .its not the water pump I just put in a new pump and t.belt. I couldn't get under my car but it looks like it's coming from the driver side of the engine I could see it flowing down the transmission
 
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 08:34 PM
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Are there any coolant hoses around there that could have broken completely?
 
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Old Sep 5, 2014 | 08:50 PM
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Both heater hoses, the lower radiator hose and the turbo coolant hose if you have a turbo.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2014 | 11:13 AM
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thnks I crawled back under the car and sure enough pinhole in my lower radiator hose.I just got back from parts store and now im ready to do the istallation..first time doing this on this car and its been almost 10 years since I have done anything similar on any car but I think its pretty straight foward.Any advice on how I should remove the old hose ?from the top or do I have to crawl under and remove it from below?
 
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Old Sep 10, 2014 | 07:53 PM
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Top job. Pull the air box and you'll be able to get at the hose connection. Depending on how the clamp is positioned, you may have to remove another small thing or two.
 
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