2001 Taurus coolant leak from upper radiator hose contraptio

2001 Taurus coolant leak from upper radiator hose contraption

[overzealousarborist]

ok thanks man! I'm lazy and just want to drain and fill the radiator and not do a full flush. I think if you drain and fill enough you don't need to do a full flush. Thanks for letting me know it works though. Wanted to see if others have used it with success.

[briansmobile]

@Yevvy1 Use JB Weld if the metals are different. Mine were both ferrous.

[briansmobile]

You are both socially wise and mechanically wise. You are right on both counts! You're smart!

[Felixcfc]

Great video, great sense of humor!!!

[TheGlenncarl]

you are really smart and great man thinks lot

[briansmobile]

@bekahrohrig Price quotes are only of value from those who give them.

[briansmobile]

If I understand you properly it's either the "water inlet" or "water outlet/thermostat housing"

[elAguila]

great job amigo, but what about the thermostat because i believe that's the thermostat housing, but i could be wrong
thank you
amigo

[fahmahdave]

I had the same leaky hose nipple that eventually broke off. Lucky for me the rest of the hose was still solid, so I drilled and tapped the hole, added the air fitting and it was done. No leaks for over a month now. Thanks for the video, it beats spending $200 for a hose and it works just fine.

[TheFred]

that's even better than what I was going to sugest I was going to say use exaust tubing that was galvinzed

[brucemhoff]

My grandson was very sad. He has this auto with the exact problem. Some of the best repairmen and dealers said this is a DIY and it would be over $400 and take a week to fix. In fact my main repairman bought the hose $400 took 3 days to get here, then realized no T-connection. The car isn't worth $500. With your video it will be less than $5 and take about an hour. Thanks so much. You are my first subscription.

[DOLRED]

Yeah, my sister-in-law's '97 Taurus has really screwed us over. Coolant sludge and etc... I'll look for that icon on the dash!! The most bizarre car I have ever worked on. MY '88 T-Bird has had the same coolant fluid in it for 3 years and it still looks fresh. The Taurus fluid lasts maybe a month before it turns to sludge. Then the TRS went out--Thank God for Web Forums. The TRS is simply a stealership profit tool for those unlucky to have no skills.

[lorrainenelson]

Thank you for your video, it was more helpful than the 30 or more other videos we watched.

[briansmobile]

The drain cock is in that area. Check to see if it's the culprit. Otherwise just clean it up, top it off lift it up and run it and see if you can pin point the leak that way.

[WI-Be-Music]

Nice video, but I was looking at how to at the pinch clamps that attach to the actual radiator. I have the entire replacement upper radiator hose with bypass "in hand" ($54/eBay), and need to get it installed. I just cannot get at that "front" clamp. I have removed the battery to get it out of the way, but there is still a wiring harness that is causing problems. Not sure I would even have clearance if I got the harness out of the way.

[nickajk]

hey brian i like your work and videos did you happen to overlook the battery corrosion on that taurus a definite problem coming up i hope you cleaned them for the customer as a courtesy thanks . Do you own a shop and where is it located?

[sjharwood]

@braden09242008 No idea, sorry. And the $25 part was only part of the problem. My mechanic friend ended up fixing it kind of like this video. It's been almost 6 months and it's holding up without any problems.

[nebureb]

I guess this video will help us a LOT, we went to the junkyard for avout 1 yr and with this, it will help our budget and save lot of time.

[gsc]

1F1Z8A521BB is not the upper hose i replaced in my 2000 ford Taurus with a duratec 24valve 3.0 v6...it might be for a different engine in a Taurus..The Taurus's came with different engines so check your engine..Also this number ( #71937 ) is for Ebay search box only....you want to Google or Google image than use this number W0133-1624435...its the upper hose with three openings and little plastic pipe sticking up in the center

[jonathangrier]

Hey Friend the youe car is half screwed is the gas cap off  sensor  ok thank you for the help Jon