Leak?
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Leak?
Bare with me. I'm by no means no mechanic and not experienced in parts or mechanic work. So I just got my truck a few days ago. 2010 F250 6.4. I was changing a fog lamp bulb when I noticed a drop of fluid fall on me. Didn't think anything of it, but then I noticed a hose that seemed to be moist. I wiped it off with a rag. Few minutes later, it's wet again with a puddle the size of a nickel. It doesn't smell like anything. Not noticing any color, although it's dark and with my flashlight it's hard to tell if there's a green tint (coolant?) or not. Here are a couple of pics that I tried to get. It's on the drivers side close to the fog lamp area. Any idea what it might be? Thanks with any help in advance.
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My 2010 had the same thing happen 2 days after I bought it (45000 miles). Had developed a radiator leak that was caused by the upper hose was the issue. There was a service bulletin on it so got it repaired for free by Ford.
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Confirmed, it's the radiator! 
Pressurerized it and showed me that the number of drops increased right on the corner of the radiator. $1250 with new radiator, hoses, and labor. It blows..but dang, I love my truck. Now to save my pennies!
Pressurerized it and showed me that the number of drops increased right on the corner of the radiator. $1250 with new radiator, hoses, and labor. It blows..but dang, I love my truck. Now to save my pennies!
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I'll assume you will be replacing both the upper and lower rad hoses with the updated white plastic necks from Ford as well, to go along with your radiator. A set of thermostats wouldn't hurt either while you're in there as well since they fail pretty commonly too.
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Yes, new hoses. I'll throw in the thermostats as well. Thanks for the tip.
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