I Got 99 Problems

mustanginky · January 7th, 2012, 08:36 PM

well, not 99, but a few. put sfc's on the car tonight, and while up on my buddies lift, he pointed out i have coolant running down the side of the transmission tunnel. awesome. then, at the back end, noticed that i have oil coming out of the pinion seal. rearend has about 3k on it. tits mcghee, and i also got a a throw out bearing going bad.

never noticed oil where i part from the rearend, and thought i had a coolant problem awhile back, but did a system test and it didn't show any leak at 15PSI on the coolant system. what the heck could it be? hopefully leaking at the manifold instead of the cylinder heads.

dunno what to do about the rearend, other than have it rebuilt again (wife will be happy lol). it's also making a "wah wah wah" sound on deceleration. if the headgasket is bad i'll lose it.

number1gt · January 7th, 2012, 08:57 PM

What about the heater core hoses?

Mustang_Girl_32 · January 7th, 2012, 09:03 PM

Man this situation just plain sucks.. May god be with you lol

mustanginky · January 7th, 2012, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by number1gt

What about the heater core hoses?

it COULD be that, but from where i saw the coolant, doesn't seem it would be. i didn't see any on the head though so perhaps.

Shaun03GT · January 7th, 2012, 09:49 PM

Antifreeze, idk. Mine must be leaking too because everytime I check it in 2 weeks its low. Hopefully its not going into the motor.

The rear end, probably just needs to be resealed. Pretty common

mustanginky · January 7th, 2012, 10:30 PM

Originally Posted by Shaun03GT

Antifreeze, idk. Mine must be leaking too because everytime I check it in 2 weeks its low. Hopefully its not going into the motor.

The rear end, probably just needs to be resealed. Pretty common

nah shaun it's actually leaking out of the front of the pinion seal. unless that's the seal you were talking about, and it's a PITA to fix lol.

as far as the coolant leak, my friend pointed out that it could be the o ring on the coolant pipe running through the valley. i'll have to let it warm up and check it out later on. possibly tomorrow, supposed to be kinda nice here today.

MyGT · January 7th, 2012, 10:36 PM

The seal in front of the pinion is a royal pain in the ass seeing that it requires you to reset the pinion lol.

stal94gt · January 7th, 2012, 11:00 PM

i have re-done the pinion seal with out opening up the diff. you gotta have good sense of touch to set the pre load considering the crush collar has be crushed already. this time i used a solid collar so i dont have to swap it out anymore. as for the coolant good luck, 2v's manifolds, and heater cores are always a problem.

btw if it is a real small leak in the rear end i would just leave it and check the level every so often.

mustanginky · January 7th, 2012, 11:08 PM

stal how do you check the level? just curious as i've never done that before.

stal94gt · January 7th, 2012, 11:11 PM

there is a fill plug at the front driver side of the rear end. it uses a 3/8th drive to remove it. it is just above the shoulder.

laoutlaw01 · January 8th, 2012, 09:28 AM

Yep,^ +1. Just fill it till it runs out the hole.

jkolbfleisch · January 8th, 2012, 10:26 AM

If your Head Gasket were bad, the coolant would never leak out the side of the block. It'd burn up inside before it ever made it out. Plus is normally leaks into the cylinder or oil passage. I'd put $20 on a leaking heat core hose.

Just tell your body your leaks are "Rust-Prevention"!

mustanginky · January 8th, 2012, 01:34 PM

i let it get fully warm today, and didn't find where it was leaking from from up top, so i'm not sure. my coolant levels are ok, so i don't know. it is coming from an area where you'd think it would be the heater core though, on the passenger side. weird thing is when i put in my driveshaft loop, the carpet beneath my driver side floorboard was damp, but not the passenger side, which is where it should be damp i would think. is there a drain somewhere for the heater core? i've never had this problem in this mustang.

to top it off, i changed the oil in my wifes car and my dodge truck today, and while under my dodge, noticed that there is a coolant leak on the 4.7 in my truck as well. i can see where its coming from though, appears to be around the water pump like the gasket is bad. only has 50k miles on it so i wouldn't think it'd be leaking that soon but no surprise. i'm gonna keep driving it and monitoring my levels on both vehicles lol.

January 7th, 2012, 08:36 PM	#1
mustanginky MM Fanatic 2000 gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: La grange, KY Posts: 4,259 iTrader: 2 reviews	I Got 99 Problems well, not 99, but a few. put sfc's on the car tonight, and while up on my buddies lift, he pointed out i have coolant running down the side of the transmission tunnel. awesome. then, at the back end, noticed that i have oil coming out of the pinion seal. rearend has about 3k on it. tits mcghee, and i also got a a throw out bearing going bad. never noticed oil where i part from the rearend, and thought i had a coolant problem awhile back, but did a system test and it didn't show any leak at 15PSI on the coolant system. what the heck could it be? hopefully leaking at the manifold instead of the cylinder heads. dunno what to do about the rearend, other than have it rebuilt again (wife will be happy lol). it's also making a "wah wah wah" sound on deceleration. if the headgasket is bad i'll lose it. __________________ Procharged 2000 5 Speed BAB GT, built motor, blower cams, speedy dyno tune 412 hp, 450 rw tq HARDCORE CREW BRIGHT ATLANTIC BLUE CREW #1 MEMBER

January 7th, 2012, 08:57 PM	#2
number1gt Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 mustang gt Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,896 iTrader: 1 reviews	What about the heater core hoses? __________________ Rock stock

January 7th, 2012, 09:03 PM	#3
Mustang_Girl_32 Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 v6/2003 GT vert Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,761 iTrader: 11 reviews	Man this situation just plain sucks.. May god be with you lol __________________ 2003 sonic blue v6- 18" gianna's, straight pipes, 12" DC level 5 with DC 3.5 K 2003 sonic blue GT vert- Bout to be a Procharged P1sc BEAST

January 7th, 2012, 09:49 PM	#5
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January 7th, 2012, 10:36 PM	#7
MyGT Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT 13.1@105 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 2,237 iTrader: 7 reviews	The seal in front of the pinion is a royal pain in the ass seeing that it requires you to reset the pinion lol. __________________ 2009 Super-Stangs Fantasy Football League Champion Thanks Brees!

January 7th, 2012, 11:00 PM	#8
stal94gt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2003 mustang v6 ;) slow Join Date: May 2010 Location: eglin afb florida Posts: 10,197 iTrader: 2 reviews	i have re-done the pinion seal with out opening up the diff. you gotta have good sense of touch to set the pre load considering the crush collar has be crushed already. this time i used a solid collar so i dont have to swap it out anymore. as for the coolant good luck, 2v's manifolds, and heater cores are always a problem. btw if it is a real small leak in the rear end i would just leave it and check the level every so often. __________________ bone stock from the factory!

January 7th, 2012, 11:08 PM	#9
mustanginky MM Fanatic 2000 gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: La grange, KY Posts: 4,259 iTrader: 2 reviews	stal how do you check the level? just curious as i've never done that before. __________________ Procharged 2000 5 Speed BAB GT, built motor, blower cams, speedy dyno tune 412 hp, 450 rw tq HARDCORE CREW BRIGHT ATLANTIC BLUE CREW #1 MEMBER

January 7th, 2012, 11:11 PM	#10
stal94gt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2003 mustang v6 ;) slow Join Date: May 2010 Location: eglin afb florida Posts: 10,197 iTrader: 2 reviews	there is a fill plug at the front driver side of the rear end. it uses a 3/8th drive to remove it. it is just above the shoulder. __________________ bone stock from the factory!

January 8th, 2012, 09:28 AM	#11
laoutlaw01 Regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 381 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yep,^ +1. Just fill it till it runs out the hole. __________________

January 8th, 2012, 10:26 AM	#12
jkolbfleisch Regular 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Fort Hood, TX Posts: 375 iTrader: 0 reviews	If your Head Gasket were bad, the coolant would never leak out the side of the block. It'd burn up inside before it ever made it out. Plus is normally leaks into the cylinder or oil passage. I'd put $20 on a leaking heat core hose. Just tell your body your leaks are "Rust-Prevention"! __________________ 2001 Mustang GT [518 WHP, 502 WTQ][P1SC + 10psi][MMR900][Trick Flow Heads/Intake][Stage 3 Blower Cams][JBA Headers, Magnaflow Tru-X, Flowmasters][11.89@119mph]

January 8th, 2012, 01:34 PM	#13
mustanginky MM Fanatic 2000 gt Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: La grange, KY Posts: 4,259 iTrader: 2 reviews	i let it get fully warm today, and didn't find where it was leaking from from up top, so i'm not sure. my coolant levels are ok, so i don't know. it is coming from an area where you'd think it would be the heater core though, on the passenger side. weird thing is when i put in my driveshaft loop, the carpet beneath my driver side floorboard was damp, but not the passenger side, which is where it should be damp i would think. is there a drain somewhere for the heater core? i've never had this problem in this mustang. to top it off, i changed the oil in my wifes car and my dodge truck today, and while under my dodge, noticed that there is a coolant leak on the 4.7 in my truck as well. i can see where its coming from though, appears to be around the water pump like the gasket is bad. only has 50k miles on it so i wouldn't think it'd be leaking that soon but no surprise. i'm gonna keep driving it and monitoring my levels on both vehicles lol. __________________ Procharged 2000 5 Speed BAB GT, built motor, blower cams, speedy dyno tune 412 hp, 450 rw tq HARDCORE CREW BRIGHT ATLANTIC BLUE CREW #1 MEMBER

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