Car Radiator Drain Plug Leaking

In many cases the radiator drain cock is plastic and can fail due to heat and age over time.

Car radiator drain plug leaking.

It will be much easier to locate the leak in your radiator after it s clean of old grime and coolant. If you suspect there is a leak and you are able to physically inspect the drain cock check to see if there is leaking coolant around the radiator drain cock. Common causes are the oil pan drain plug oil filter or gasket or oil spilled on the frame while replacing the oil filter. There should be no fluid in this area if the drain cock is working properly.

After flushing the coolant the coolant is now leaking from the radiator drain plug. Mine snapped off because it is plastic so i had to figure out a way to replace. There is a steady drip about 1 every second. It was sitting out and dry for a couple weeks.

Now when i put it all back together the plastic drain plug in the radiator leaks. Wash the radiator with a hose. This is a short tutorial video on how to replace your radiator drainage plug. Because the automatic cooler lines that goes into your radiator is a separate system inside your radiator.

Use a hose to spray the radiator and surrounding components so you can know for sure that any new coolant you see in the engine bay after you start the car has leaked since you washed it. And if this auto trans cooler section of your radiator is leaking then you have issues with the radiator. I asked the dealership for a replacement part however it appears that the petcock is attached to the radiator and can not be replaced. Check the fuel hoses and lines fuel filter connections and gas tank.

Clear and thin with the distinct pungent odor of gasoline. I bought a new one at o reilly s but it leaks the same as my old one.