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Old 08-30-2012, 02:11 PM
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UIM Coolant Leak

I've got a minorish coolant leak on my upper intake manifold - it's dipping directly onto my coils, as seen here. I think I might be missing a hose, it looks like? But I don't know where to start. Googling here didn't turn up any similar results to my issue - pics below.

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there should be 2 lines going to your throttle body. one on the top that you see there (that seems to be missing a clamp), and one on the bottom on the other side. Make sure they are tight and are clamped. Coolant passes through the TB.
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Yeah, that clamp up there in the middle of the hose should be at the end of it where it meets the throttle body.
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Moved the clamp back down as Javii suggested - no more leak. Can't believe I missed that. Thanks guys.
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