Coolant leaking from oil filters?

[russojap]

Please tell me this is not coming from the engine, I don't see how it could looking like this, the oil on dipstick looks fine. The other day I noticed they were leaking oil though.I see the hose behind the filters but don't see any evidence of coolant there, only what looks like condensation. It must be coming from the hose though ... right?

 

[gimpyrobb]

The hose or the oil cooler nearby. If it were the filter housing leaking, there would be oil too.

 

[BKubu]

Change the oil and have a sample sent out for analysis. That will tell you for certain.

 

[Big Tom]

It's probably leaking from the coolent line behind the filters,there is a rubber hose there joining to metal pipes.
Take a look there
Big Tom

 

[dmetalmiki]

That is mighty 'clean' antifreeze and water leak, And not contaminated by oil.
Why not just take off the oil filters, and check the coolant pipes behind them?, then you could fix any leak easier anyway.

 

[russojap]

That is mighty 'clean' antifreeze and water leak, And not contaminated by oil.
Why not just take off the oil filters, and check the coolant pipes behind them?, then you could fix any leak easier anyway.

I think I will do that very thing, but first I'm going to get a new hose to go back there and maybe some better gaskets for the filter housings... they were leaking oil before this started. The old gaskets were nice thick rubber...the new ones are super thin hard paper like material.

 

[Big Tom]

You will need two short pieces of strait hose one for behind filter and one up front of engine,both need to come off to get it apart. Hose will be 2"

Big Tom

 

[russojap]

You will need two short pieces of strait hose one for behind filter and one up front of engine,both need to come off to get it apart. Hose will be 2"

Big Tom

Great, thank you!

 

[Big Tom]

Not telling anybody what to do here. The oil filter gaskets are a one time use item, I use napa 1133 filters they come with two new gaskets use the flat one, it is hard paper and works fine. Check the end of filter can for any nicks or burs clean as necessary clean filter base of old gasket parts new gasket will snap in the groove ,assemble and tighten bolt

Big Tom

 

[topo]

You might even check the weep hole on the bottom of the water pump .