1999 SVT Cobra... generic 4.6L issue, I think.
I have an external coolant leak that I think is coming from the front of the oil pan gasket, the passenger side bolt, of the 2 front bolts that have that supplemental bracket/reinforcement attaching the pan.
The leak does not begin until the car has run for 15 minutes, and it's very slow.
My son tells me that the oil is not contaminated, but I need to reverify this.
Also I need to verify that the leak is not coming from a higher source and dripping down. I did find the bolt fairly loose, so I retorqued the 2 front bolts, but it did not help.
My question is to anyone who has every pulled the oil pan and is familiar with the underside view of the 4.6 block... Does the block have any coolant ports that run down the front that far down? Is there any chance I am only looking at a gasket replacement (still a big job to pull the pan), or do I have a bigger problem at hand. I need to drive this car 2000 miles in the next 2 weeks to get her home to do more permanent repairs, so I tossed a can of Bar's stop leak in the raidiator, as a bandaid. Verdict is still out on that.
We noticed a coolant system check light, saw no leaks and topped it off a few weeks ago. So it seems that the ride back is not going to be fun or possible unless the stop leak holds. Especially since we talking AZ to FL, through TX.
Thanks for any suggestions in advance.
I have an external coolant leak that I think is coming from the front of the oil pan gasket, the passenger side bolt, of the 2 front bolts that have that supplemental bracket/reinforcement attaching the pan.
The leak does not begin until the car has run for 15 minutes, and it's very slow.
My son tells me that the oil is not contaminated, but I need to reverify this.
Also I need to verify that the leak is not coming from a higher source and dripping down. I did find the bolt fairly loose, so I retorqued the 2 front bolts, but it did not help.
My question is to anyone who has every pulled the oil pan and is familiar with the underside view of the 4.6 block... Does the block have any coolant ports that run down the front that far down? Is there any chance I am only looking at a gasket replacement (still a big job to pull the pan), or do I have a bigger problem at hand. I need to drive this car 2000 miles in the next 2 weeks to get her home to do more permanent repairs, so I tossed a can of Bar's stop leak in the raidiator, as a bandaid. Verdict is still out on that.
We noticed a coolant system check light, saw no leaks and topped it off a few weeks ago. So it seems that the ride back is not going to be fun or possible unless the stop leak holds. Especially since we talking AZ to FL, through TX.
Thanks for any suggestions in advance.