I would at least up bolt that top part where we saw the drip of coolant sitting, there's only 2 bolts there. Just to verify that's really the section of the cooler you need. If coolant starts coming out once you unbolt that, you know what's up. Then just tighten the bolts back up. I looked through All Data but could not find a part number for it, which is not surprising.
If possible, can you identify this as the correct part number, you can call the dealership and just tell them you may need the part and want to verify the correct part number by your vin# and let them know you'll get back to them. I found one for extremely cheap price, made in China, I'm going to search a couple other places for a part number. It's possible if this thing is just cracked somewhere, to find someone that could maybe weld a bead over the crack depending on where it is.
This is something I think you may be able to get out without having to remove the manifold, if you take it out from underneath. I'm a big fan of saving money wherever possible. The gaskets I think you will need to get from the dealership, we don't want them to leak. But they shouldnt be too much, you can ask the dealer on those if you call for the correct part number.
I'm not against you buying a less expensive one, I understand how these things go. That was the whole reason I became a tech to begin with, to save money and fix my own vehicles. I'm thinking a weld cracked right around this top ring here where the internal pipe is inserted. I see one on here for about 140, same part number I'm seeing at other locations on that year and model. I would confirm the issue though. After all this, even if you just unbolt the bottom section that goes into the manifold, you should see coolant drip out without even having to fully remove the bolts.
Even this super cheap one is listing the same part number, you could also call around to some used parts yards and see if there's a wrecked vehicle to take one off of. I wouldn't spend $500.00 on this either. So, a few options to think about.
But let us know of the outcome, if this is the problem, it will help others in the future if we see this again.
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 AT 10:05 AM