Coolant leak...little hose?
Posted: June 15th, 2009, 11:47 pm
Hi,
I noticed my MX-3 was starting to overheat. I see that on the front driver's side, there is some spattering out of coolant (to the lower right of the radiator, just near up under the bumper. There is a thin hose that I'm assuming is the problem--it looks kind of old and dried out. I haven't been able to get up under there and take a closer look. So, if you're facing the front of the car, there's a puddle of coolant on the driveway under the right headlight/driver's side.
*1 - For those of you that are familiar with this stuff, is this little hose likely the problem?
*2 - Is this a pretty simple repair? If all it takes is going to A-Zone to get a new hose, and then clamping it on, I'd rather do that than pay a mechanic. But unless it's pretty simple, I'm not so great with working on cars.
I imagine a lot of you are familiar with this (probably) common problem. If this is a simple fix, maybe you can even tell me the name of the part(s) I need to buy, and anything to watch out for. Thanks a lot for any advice.
I noticed my MX-3 was starting to overheat. I see that on the front driver's side, there is some spattering out of coolant (to the lower right of the radiator, just near up under the bumper. There is a thin hose that I'm assuming is the problem--it looks kind of old and dried out. I haven't been able to get up under there and take a closer look. So, if you're facing the front of the car, there's a puddle of coolant on the driveway under the right headlight/driver's side.
*1 - For those of you that are familiar with this stuff, is this little hose likely the problem?
*2 - Is this a pretty simple repair? If all it takes is going to A-Zone to get a new hose, and then clamping it on, I'd rather do that than pay a mechanic. But unless it's pretty simple, I'm not so great with working on cars.
I imagine a lot of you are familiar with this (probably) common problem. If this is a simple fix, maybe you can even tell me the name of the part(s) I need to buy, and anything to watch out for. Thanks a lot for any advice.