My 1998 ford expedition 5.4 180,000 miles is using radiator fluid. I can smell it sometimes after shuting truck off to get out. And over flow tanks empty about once a week. dont noticed any drips puddles? Sometimes when i shut the truck off i can not only smell but sometimes see some drips very little bit though and you can here like a bubbling sound in the radiator, after engine off sometimes? any ideas? dont seem to be dripping enough to be taking that much out of the over flow tank to make it empty! ????HELP????
2006-10-08 12:54:59 · 5 answers · asked by Nikki 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As a Ford certified Technicion. first get it to a shop before you do damage the engine! If the Heater core is leaking it wiil put steam out of the cabin vents when the heater is on. The bubbling sound is the system at a rolling boil in the Radiator from the fluid being low and lost cooling surfaace area in the radiator. Bare Min be ready to have the system pressure tested aprox .4hrlabor to find the leak, and iff water is added for the pressure test it will need to be flushed to get the coolant back to specs. If the pressure test is normal then you could be looking anywhere from a t-stat to a possible head gasket. and with 180,000 mi. a dealership will rec a engine. a reman ford crate engine will come with a 3yr/36000 mi warranty. aprox cost engine 5k, labor aprox 15-18 hr at there labor rate.
bottom line get it looked at before anymore dammage is done.
2006-10-08 13:34:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get It To A Technician,Start With Cylinder Head Gasket Test,If Its Good Then He Should Know How To Troubleshoot The Cooling System,Definitly Have The Radiator removed And Sent To A Radiator Shop
2006-10-08 13:04:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be the heater core leaking or a hose or even in the engine itself. The best thing to do is take it to a dealer or an auto repair shop and have them to pressure test the coolant system and find the leak and give you an est.
2006-10-08 13:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Josh S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rakel is genuine on the area ... in spite of the fact that it is style of buried under the sprint board and demands a flashlight, laying on your decrease back, and looking out up on the drivers side to ascertain that module she stated, and the 5 digit code is the biggest numbers on the module... additionally you are able to in no way reset the code or erase that 5 digit code.. purely upload your very own own 5 digit code.... those hints purely artwork with production unit put in keyless get right of entry to on the door safeguard... in case you have a black container this is in many cases caught above the door safeguard, you're outta success as Ford's aftermarket keyless get right of entry to pad has no way wanting destroying the pad to retrieve the code with out the cardboard.
2016-10-19 01:18:55 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your burring it throw the engine time to junk it
2006-10-08 13:03:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋