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Car ‘broke down’ last night, crazy failure.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:50 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:50 am
Went to Moss Point MS last night for a District track meet...leaving town, go under I-10 and take a left to get on the on-ramp, gas it...and my car shits the bed, throws high temp, low coolant warnings...I shut her down right as the merge lane ends.
Open it up and see the bottom coolant hose is disconnected from the engine side, water pump. Coolant is completely gone.
In January I did a coolant system overhaul, reservoir tank and hoses..., but as I worked my way through the hoses I get to this failed fitting. I could not get that damn thing off. It has a metal securing clamp that needs to be lifted, then the hose gets pried off. Well I worked on it until I thought I’d break it...and gave up. Well last night it decided to comply and come off.
Call the wife to drive 80 minutes over and, after it cools a bit, drive it the wrong direction down the on ramp to a gas station right there, not a nice area.
I start inspecting the fitting and nothing has failed, I guess I unclamped it in January moved it past the seating zone, and reclamped it. The damn thing was fine. I just put it back on. I get the wife to take me to Advanced Auto to get coolant, re-prime the system...and I’m off again.
Pressure tested it in 4th just to make sure it’s good:
Open it up and see the bottom coolant hose is disconnected from the engine side, water pump. Coolant is completely gone.
In January I did a coolant system overhaul, reservoir tank and hoses..., but as I worked my way through the hoses I get to this failed fitting. I could not get that damn thing off. It has a metal securing clamp that needs to be lifted, then the hose gets pried off. Well I worked on it until I thought I’d break it...and gave up. Well last night it decided to comply and come off.
Call the wife to drive 80 minutes over and, after it cools a bit, drive it the wrong direction down the on ramp to a gas station right there, not a nice area.
I start inspecting the fitting and nothing has failed, I guess I unclamped it in January moved it past the seating zone, and reclamped it. The damn thing was fine. I just put it back on. I get the wife to take me to Advanced Auto to get coolant, re-prime the system...and I’m off again.
Pressure tested it in 4th just to make sure it’s good:
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Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:51 am to Gaston
CSB
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:52 am to Gaston
It isn't that crazy. You explained it to us.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:52 am to Gaston
Dear Facebook
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:53 am to Gaston
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In January I did a coolant system overhaul, reservoir tank and hoses..., but as I worked my way through the hoses I get to this failed fitting. I could not get that damn thing off. It has a metal securing clamp that needs to be lifted, then the hose gets pried off. Well I worked on it until I thought I’d break it...and gave up. Well last night it decided to comply and come off.
Stick to watches bro.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:53 am to Gaston
You're getting incredible mileage on that full tank at those speeds.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:54 am to Gaston
I'll have a great day knowing this. Thank you. 
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:54 am to CypressTrout10
Wasn’t really a failure either, outside of my coolant being scattered everywhere. Guess I should change that hose out now, I have the replacement.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:54 am to Gaston
I'd sympathize with you here, but you're driving an early 2010's BMW... how did you not see this coming?
Why not just break it and put a universal clamp on there? The OEM clamps on almost all cars eventually break anyway under high stress. Happened to a buddy of mine's Honda. Thankfully it was in my driveway when it happened.
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It has a metal securing clamp that needs to be lifted, then the hose gets pried off. Well I worked on it until I thought I’d break it...and gave up. Well last night it decided to comply and come off.
Why not just break it and put a universal clamp on there? The OEM clamps on almost all cars eventually break anyway under high stress. Happened to a buddy of mine's Honda. Thankfully it was in my driveway when it happened.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:54 am to CypressTrout10
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It isn't that crazy. You explained it to us.
Old hose thermally seated to stem. Op removes clamp can’t get hose off. Forgets to put clamp clack on. Over time and cycles of heating and cooling, hose eventually works its way off stem. Op reinstalls hose and clamp. Problem solved.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:54 am to Gaston
I was on pins and needles the whole time. Such a great and interesting and cool story, bro.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 7:55 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:55 am to slackster
Subtle I have 2 cars brag.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:57 am to slackster
That hose, apparently, is supposed to be changed from the top side, with others removed...last night I had no choice but to stick my arms in there and do it. Previously I tried from under the car since I had already changed out the top side hoses. Who fricking knew? My right hand and arm are toasty, and that shirt is fricked.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 8:14 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 7:59 am to Gaston
Had all my fittings plasti-dipped and have never had this problem.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:00 am to elprez00
I pushed the clamp back down, and it was down at the time of ‘failure’, it just was in front of the ridge that secures it. I must have just gotten the hose off enough to frick up that positive reseating feature.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:04 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Here’s the fitting, from the hose I never replaced because I couldn’t get the old one off:
Seems foolproof...well almost.
Seems foolproof...well almost.
This post was edited on 4/13/21 at 8:09 am
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:04 am to Gaston
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Went to Moss Point MS last night for a District track meet..
Wasnt this the point of the whole thread to let everyone know your son runs track?
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:06 am to Gaston
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Pressure tested it in 4th just to make sure it’s good:
This dude took one hand off the wheel at 100 mph to take a picture for us to see.
Dear I'm a fricking RETARD Book.
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:07 am to Gaston
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Went to Moss Point MS last night
Work at the pogey dock bra?
Posted on 4/13/21 at 8:08 am to mikelbr
It would be impossible to hold the camera, inside the steering wheel, without both hands on the wheel. I clearly didn’t take a quality photo.
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