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• #TIMING COVER GASKET LEAK COST FULL#

#TIMING COVER GASKET LEAK COST FULL#

You think I can tighten the bolts, throw the pellet in and hope it goes away for now? In San Diego I've never noticed a leak and so far the radiator is still 100% full and the overflow is at the same level and it's been about 800 miles since I discovered the leak.

I love my truck enough to take care of anything I see right away, so it sucks when this kind of thing happens. So that's the reason I ask about more of a quick/temporary fix. I've had no issues with this new (used) engine, but I had a feeling it was only a matter of time until a leak sprung considering it was put in by a mechanic and I just feel it was bound to happen. I figure about another year and I'll have enough to buy a brand new car, but I'm still saving so a big costly repair will only delay me. Same engine, but unfortunately there is no way to tell the miles. My truck got hydro locked around 75000 miles and I had a used Taurus 3.0 engine put in it. So the problem is I really can't answer that question :/. Can anyone give me an illustration or help me out in any way? Any others suggestions would be awesome, it seems like after researching it is a common problem but I can't find which bolts I need to tighten. Regardless I am slightly mechanically inclined and want to tighten the bolts to see if it helps but don't know exactly which ones to tighten.

I was thinking because it has been so cold at night it may be that the metal has shrunk just enough to loosen the bolts or create this leak. He gave me two suggestions, add the ACdelco coolant seal tablets to the system and try to tighten the bolts. He said it is so minor I shouldn't replace it because it's 8-10 hours of labor which would be like $1000. Got the system pressure tested at a mechanic and he found the leak at the timing cover gasket. I have noticed a small leak of coolant under my truck, but I wanted to get it checked out before I made the drive home. So I made a 600 mile drove up to northern California and it has been much colder up here than down in SAn Diego.