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Dec 1, 2009 | 08:36 PM

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This is from underneath the drivers side looking up towards the turbo.

This is the EGR cooler hose. It was dry. I was able to reach my hand and feel both ends. It isn't coming from there but just behind it I can see the moisture.

Dec 2, 2009 | 07:07 AM

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Not sure if this matters but it I can't remember it leaking until after I plugged up the block heater for the first time. Could that have anything to do with it?

Dec 2, 2009 | 10:13 AM

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Not sure what to tell you. If you did an EGR delete, and not just an exhaust block off, then we don't even know where that hose is going. But it's clearly leaking in that general area.

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I get underneath and look and it appears to be coming from the water pump. I take it back to the shop and they concur saying it is the water pump.

How in the hell did you and the shop both think this was a water pump?

Dec 2, 2009 | 06:07 PM

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Around the water pump was very moist. I thought that the coolant was running back along the engine and then dripping down. The shop had just been into the truck so I took up there to have them look at it and they said the same thing I thought. When I called them back they told me the only thing back there that could leak coolant was a cover from the egr delete. I am going to bring it to them in the next few days. Although I am still debating on just pulling the turbo and looking for myself what is back there. It shouldn't be too bad since they just had it off.

Dec 6, 2009 | 04:17 PM

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Just so anyone that happens to search and come to this thread, it was the egr cooler hose. It would only leak when the engine cooled down. Whenever it was hot or warm it wouldn't leak and there was never any coolant underneath it when I looked. I got up the other morning and looked before I cranked her and sure enough I could see it dripping every couple of seconds. $56 dollars and about an hour later she was fine. The o ring on the egr cooler side was eaten up pretty bad. Thanks again for the info guys.

Dec 6, 2009 | 05:13 PM

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