Everyone, this is my first post though I've been reading through the forums for about a month now.
I have a new to me 2005 unlimited with 73K miles. When we picked it up from the previous owner there was no indication of a coolant leak. I drove it about 90 miles home on the highway and the wife and I drove it around town a couple of times. About 10 days ago I noticed a tiny puddle of coolant under the Jeep. The coolant appeared to be dripping down from center bottom of the oil pan, but appeared to originate more from the drivers side somewhere above the pan. I checked around with a flashlight and a wifi borescope but could not see anything above the oil pan, nothing near the weep hole (I could not see the actual hole but could all around it) nothing around the gasket or hoses either. I repeated this again today after getting a cooling system pressurization kit and I cannot get it to leak without the engine running. It did leak a little yesterday when I used the Jeep for about 30 minutes breaking in my new BMB vanco big 16 brake kit I had just installed. So no leak pressurized to 18 psi but does leak when actually running.
The leak is small - enough to foul everything up and maybe drop a tablespoon of liquid after it is parked. PO replaced the radiator a year or two ago. Oil looks fine, though I think there is too much oil in it as it is a good bit above the "safe" hole on the dipstick. Engine temp is normal based on my readings here.
I've attached a photo of the oil pan where the coolant is collecting. I know the pan is very rusty, but it seems to be OK for now - the frame and the rest of the jeep just has a bit of surface rust that I'm treating as I work on each section.
Thank you.
I have a new to me 2005 unlimited with 73K miles. When we picked it up from the previous owner there was no indication of a coolant leak. I drove it about 90 miles home on the highway and the wife and I drove it around town a couple of times. About 10 days ago I noticed a tiny puddle of coolant under the Jeep. The coolant appeared to be dripping down from center bottom of the oil pan, but appeared to originate more from the drivers side somewhere above the pan. I checked around with a flashlight and a wifi borescope but could not see anything above the oil pan, nothing near the weep hole (I could not see the actual hole but could all around it) nothing around the gasket or hoses either. I repeated this again today after getting a cooling system pressurization kit and I cannot get it to leak without the engine running. It did leak a little yesterday when I used the Jeep for about 30 minutes breaking in my new BMB vanco big 16 brake kit I had just installed. So no leak pressurized to 18 psi but does leak when actually running.
The leak is small - enough to foul everything up and maybe drop a tablespoon of liquid after it is parked. PO replaced the radiator a year or two ago. Oil looks fine, though I think there is too much oil in it as it is a good bit above the "safe" hole on the dipstick. Engine temp is normal based on my readings here.
I've attached a photo of the oil pan where the coolant is collecting. I know the pan is very rusty, but it seems to be OK for now - the frame and the rest of the jeep just has a bit of surface rust that I'm treating as I work on each section.
Thank you.