VR6 coolant leak near drain plug

[patmould93]

Just noticed slow dripping from an area about 5mm to the drivers side of the coolant drain plug. Just did the radiator on the weekend do I messed around with the actual plug a fair bit. Here's a photo: (photo is sideways)



Anyone know what this could be? So frustrating

[dainese]

Trying to work out what I'm looking at...

The o ring is ok for plug? Housing ok?

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[patmould93]

Hmm.. Did a bit of research, pretty sure it's where the crack pipe goes into the water pump... Makes sense because the new radiator holds pressure unlike the old one which had a hole, now the pressure makes something else give way. What now?

[HaydEn]

Billet crack pipe.

[patmould93]

The picture is of the coolant drain plug on the bottom of the crack pipe. there's no o-ring on the plug but there is where the crack pipe goes into the water pump so I think that's it

[patmould93]

How hard is it to put one of them in?

[HaydEn]

Never done one in the car. But vortex says it isn't that hard at all.

[dainese]

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[dainese]

How hard is it to put one of them in?

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[patmould93]

Hmm... Are you doing the crack pipe too? And is it worth getting all those parts that are listed on that DIY?