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Coolant Leak Mk2 Fg Xr6T


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Hi guys. Recently the cabin of my fg has smelt like coolant (6 weeks roughly) and today coolant started leaking badly onto driveway when I started car, coolant was dripping from gearbox area. (Manual) could not spot leak as I couldn't get underneath car

I'm thinking it might be a failed heater core. Carpet of drivers side footwell is also damp and has been for some time. Car is driven maybe driven twice a month.

Any feedback before it goes to ford dealer in the next 2 weeks , thanks

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  • Location: south coast nsw

It could be one or two known problems

1: the heater core has Kaaput...hence the wet carpet.

2: the Automatic gearbox coolant pipes enter the radiator to be cooled.

They can corrode allowing the pressure from your radiator to push coolant into your gearbox...and the leak appears to be from your gearbox

This I have learnt from the seriously intelligent buggers that haunt this site and others...

PRAISE BE TO THE WISEGUYS

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