why would my 1998 for f-150 be loosing coolant and it looks like it is leaking from passenger side is there a house there? or where is the over flow located

Asked by ravenstar2001 Jan 01, 2017 at 09:12 PM about the 1998 Ford F-150 Lariat 4WD LB

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

about where over flow hose is located, why i have a faint smell of gas in my
resivor alot of problems/ broke off bolt in exuast manifold

1 Answer

60,135

v-6 had lower intake gasket issues. Could be blown head or intake gasket or cracked head or freeze plugs. On the bright side there is heater core hose's running to the firewall front front of engine and both are toward the pasenger side of engine, check them out. Is the leak above or below the head or toward the back of the engine or dripping on the engine ect. do some looking around it and let me know. The fuel smell in reservoir is a blown intake or head gasket symptom. There are some test you can perform like compression leak down test or exhaust in coolant test but sorry to say you will have to pull the upper & lower intake off to see if lower intake gasket is damaged or not and if not continue to the head gaskets. Unless it runs good otherwise it would be wise to get he heads rebuilt and checked out if you have them taken off. There is basically no way for petro smell to be in coolant without a bad gasket or crack to head.

Your Answer:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    OJ
    Reputation
    42,850
  • #2
    Gene Arnett
    Reputation
    16,070
  • #3
    Rowefast
    Reputation
    16,030
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Chevrolet Silverado 1500
182 Great Deals out of 5,625 listings starting at $4,500
Used GMC Sierra 1500
130 Great Deals out of 5,747 listings starting at $4,995
Used Ford F-250 Super Duty
28 Great Deals out of 1,149 listings starting at $8,499
Used Toyota Tacoma
60 Great Deals out of 1,106 listings starting at $7,995
Used Dodge RAM 1500
68 listings starting at $4,999
Used Ford F-250
5 listings
Used Ford Mustang
32 Great Deals out of 1,792 listings starting at $7,400
Used Ford Ranger
18 Great Deals out of 1,079 listings starting at $3,500
Used Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
20 Great Deals out of 1,021 listings starting at $11,888
Used Ford F-350 Super Duty
39 Great Deals out of 2,422 listings starting at $9,999

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.