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jeep cherokee engine coolant leak
In Oct. '04 had engine coolant leaking resulting in new radiator/hoses; two weeks later leaking and then had water pump replaced; within one month leaking and had head gasket replaced. Currently leaking- freezer plug. Couldn't all of these have been dectected the first visit so I am not paying for all this labor to still fix a leak? Jeep Cherokee 1998 -- sick of leaking. -- brwnstar ------------------------------------------------------------------------ brwnstar's Profile: http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/....php?userid=23 View this thread: http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/...d.php?t=183854 |
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There are several things that causes the leaks you have described. The
first is a major over heating and the second is not flushing and chainging your antifreexze every two years and yes even the extended Life DEXCool. Acids build up attacking all tour internal parts of your engine and eats its way through the weak points, gaskets, freeze plugs, and pump seals. See the link and get some test strips or flush and clean every two years or the problem will get worse. http://www.diywatertesting.com/coolt...st_strips.html HarryS "brwnstar" > wrote in message ... > > In Oct. '04 had engine coolant leaking resulting in new radiator/hoses; > two weeks later leaking and then had water pump replaced; within one > month leaking and had head gasket replaced. Currently leaking- freezer > plug. Couldn't all of these have been dectected the first visit so I > am not paying for all this labor to still fix a leak? Jeep Cherokee > 1998 -- sick of leaking. > > > -- > brwnstar > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > brwnstar's Profile: > http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/....php?userid=23 > View this thread: > http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/...d.php?t=183854 > |
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Sounds like my power steering leak on my 93 Cherokee. replaced the press.
line now have to replace my return line and next item will be the reservoir (I have to modify it now..damn plastic crap.) To answer your question, no these things may be the result of first fixing the rad it could now hold a higher pressure, causing the next weakest link to leak and so on. Snow... "brwnstar" > wrote in message ... > > In Oct. '04 had engine coolant leaking resulting in new radiator/hoses; > two weeks later leaking and then had water pump replaced; within one > month leaking and had head gasket replaced. Currently leaking- freezer > plug. Couldn't all of these have been dectected the first visit so I > am not paying for all this labor to still fix a leak? Jeep Cherokee > 1998 -- sick of leaking. > > > -- > brwnstar > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > brwnstar's Profile: > http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/....php?userid=23 > View this thread: > http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/...d.php?t=183854 > |
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: In Oct. '04 had engine coolant leaking resulting in new radiator/hoses; : two weeks later leaking and then had water pump replaced; within one : month leaking and had head gasket replaced. Currently leaking- freezer : plug. Couldn't all of these have been dectected the first visit so I : am not paying for all this labor to still fix a leak? Jeep Cherokee : 1998 -- sick of leaking. Sounds like the engine was mistreated by either serious overheating or by lack of proper amount of antifreeze in it. |
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Wow! How bad was it frozen up?
With all those things blown out, you could even be looking at a cracked block or cracked head before you are finished with it, you have nasty damage by the sounds of it. If the frost plugs are popped, you have to remove the engine to replace all of them. :-( Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's brwnstar wrote: > > In Oct. '04 had engine coolant leaking resulting in new radiator/hoses; > two weeks later leaking and then had water pump replaced; within one > month leaking and had head gasket replaced. Currently leaking- freezer > plug. Couldn't all of these have been dectected the first visit so I > am not paying for all this labor to still fix a leak? Jeep Cherokee > 1998 -- sick of leaking. > > -- > brwnstar > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > brwnstar's Profile: http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/....php?userid=23 > View this thread: http://www.automotivenewsgroups.com/...d.php?t=183854 |
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