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Spent 8 hours chasing a coolant leak that turned out to be a loose radiator cap on a 6.7 Powerstroke
Pressure tested the whole system twice, pulled the degas bottle, checked every hose clamp. My buddy finally walks over, jiggles the cap, and it clicks down another quarter turn. Leak stopped instantly. I felt like the biggest idiot in the shop. How do you guys avoid getting tunnel vision on a simple fix?
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lewis.mila5mo ago
My old Tacoma had a similar mystery leak for a week.
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irisowens5mo ago
It's amazing how often things just sort themselves out.
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ward.kim5mo ago
Mystery leaks can drive you crazy but sometimes they just fix themselves. @lewis.mila, your Tacoma story proves that not every leak needs a big panic or a huge repair bill right away. A lot of times it's just a temporary thing from weather changes or a clog that clears up. Jumping straight to worst case scenarios just costs money and stress for no reason.
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drewr154mo ago
Totally get what you're saying about not panicking, but that's a risky mindset. A leak that "fixes itself" is often just a symptom hiding for a while. My buddy's car had a slow coolant leak that would come and go with the temperature. He ignored it until the head gasket blew, which was a WAY bigger bill. Sometimes you just get lucky, but counting on that is how small problems become huge ones.
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