Antifreeze leak on front

[weberj62]

Hello all straight to the point. I have a antifreeze leak on the front of the motor. Changed the water pump. I cleaned every surface that had contact with the o rings. Also all new o ring on every fitting. So once the motor cools down there is a light leak working it way down the front of the motor. It can't figure out where it's coming from. It only leaks when it cools down, it's only small amounts. Any thoughts

Thanks

 

[ggg123]

I'm having exactly the same issue did you end up finding the issue?

 

[BTdriver]

Did you replace both o-rings on the little plastic crossover tube on the pump? When I replaced my water pump last August, I recall the main pump bolts get a thread sealant because they go into the water jacket, and a specific torque on the bolts.

 

[weberj62]

I got the UV stuff to put in your antifreeze located the leak coming out of the bypass o-ring took it all apart polished everything found a burr on the bypass tube in the groove those smushing the o-ring that seemed to fix it until I took it in for the recall for the wheel I forget what it's called then they did that recall The new wheel came apart tore up my main seal on my motor somehow it's been sitting in the shop waiting for approval from Dodge to fix the main seal because of the broken recall dealership won't even let me pay for it to fix it says it needs to be fixed under the recall because the tone wheel came apart and it was a brand new wheel personally I think when they change the tone wheel the dealership messed up the main seal but I didn't even get to see any of it.

 

[ggg123]

GM
Yes I did replaced o rings of black plastic bypass tube, Weber is that the bypass tube you are talking about?

Thanks,

 

[weberj62]

Yes the plastic tube that comes off to the right as u look at the motor make sure that the new tube is smooth in the groove the form sometimes leaves a rigde. But I also think that the factory orings are to small.

 

[weberj62]

Where the o ring goes

 

[ggg123]

Thanks,
I'm planing on working on it this weekend will check it out.
Appreciate

 

[Ricerocket27]

That is where my dribble came from on my 2014. I fitted ine new oring, and didn't even bother with the orher, just used some loctite gasket goo, fixed the issue. My turbo coolant hose went too. Replacing wasn't exactly an easy mission, so I put some Risolene Head Gasket fix into the coolant. That fixed everything! Such a shame not long after I spun my main bearings.....(nothing to do with the coolant leak).

 

[ggg123]

Thank you all,
The water by pass tube had cracked bought it oem $129 came with both o rings.

 

[kmoore]

I'm having exactly the same issue did you end up finding the issue?

 

[kmoore]

I have replaced the plastic bypass tube twice, less then $15.00 each, on a post, elsewhere on here, somebody said they paid $129.00 for one, that's crazy. Last one I purchased I got 2 one as a spare.

 

[BTdriver]

Had to replace twice and keep a spare for $15 each vs $129 for OEM. Hmmm...