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Old May 5, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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Default Loosing coolant from the thermostat housing

Car is doing my head atm,stat housing is leaking now(st170)
Best price to get one from?And is there anything else i need to get replaced while im there (ie gaskets etc)
Spent a small fortune on it recently cambelt kit replaced,full service,wheel bearing and now this happens
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Old May 5, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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It'll be the seal on the bung in the underneath of the housing, very commonly fail on the st170s. Just search for it on google and you'll find lots of info on it.

The replacement plug and seal is available from Ford, no doubt they will try and sell you the complete housing but don't be fobbed off!
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Old May 5, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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Cheers fella,will go down to fords and see if they can supply me the plug@seal
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Old May 5, 2011 | 09:29 PM
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i would remove the three bolts on it and pop it to the side, they have a nasty habit of cracking around the seal on the inner plastic lip that holds the seal in place, would check that aswell before buying the bung
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Old May 6, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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yep as said above check the lip where the seal sits in as they break away in there
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