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Aug 26, 2013 | 04:16 PM
  #1  
I have a small minor leak from the left hand side of the bay some where.

Had a better look today when I was copper greasing my front pads

Leak is coming from a metal pipe on the drivers side but it's bright green and the water tank has pink coolent

What would that liquid be? Is this leak a common problem?
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Aug 26, 2013 | 04:23 PM
  #2  
I thought bright green was the air con system
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Aug 26, 2013 | 04:26 PM
  #3  
Yep, AC- it's dye in the R134 refrigerant.
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Aug 26, 2013 | 04:37 PM
  #4  
How odd I thought it was the coolent!

How do I go about fixing it?
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Aug 26, 2013 | 04:49 PM
  #5  
Depends if it's a crack in the pipe itself or just a seal on a joint.

Just a thought, some times coolant looks different colours, so just make sure it is/isn't ac leak or coolant.
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Aug 26, 2013 | 05:19 PM
  #6  
Cheers mate
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Aug 27, 2013 | 09:47 PM
  #7  
the green stuff is tracking dye that is added when the AC is refilled...so that you can spot where there is a possible leak in the AC system.
you are supposed to use an UV light and glasses to spot the leak..as it is ultraviolet color...so ..if you can actually see that much liqiud...its a big leak.

does your AC work at all?its should not work if its a leak that big...even if the AC is missing a couple of hundred grams of AC refrigerant...the system will not work.
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Aug 28, 2013 | 09:08 AM
  #8  
It's not a big leak maybe a drop will come out once every two days
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Aug 29, 2013 | 08:46 PM
  #9  
sounds like its powersteering fluid you got coming out..

the AC is not fluid..so it should not come out in drop form..
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Aug 29, 2013 | 10:21 PM
  #10  
It's your power steering pipe they rot and leak away slowly. Take your front bumper off and look above your chargecooler rad you should notice it letting out little drops. They've made a steel one so it does not rot get one ordered before it gets worst.
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Aug 30, 2013 | 04:58 AM
  #11  
Cheers. Just order from Ford or somewhere else?
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Aug 30, 2013 | 08:38 AM
  #12  
Harry I noticed the leak when I took drivers side wheel off as the metal pipe can be seen from there and it was slightly dripping
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Aug 30, 2013 | 09:21 AM
  #13  
Quote: Harry I noticed the leak when I took drivers side wheel off as the metal pipe can be seen from there and it was slightly dripping
Yeah it gets worse after time mate, mine started off a little leak and then started making power steering noises. Check your reservoir and see if it's low.

Best place to get the part from is Carparts express.
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Aug 30, 2013 | 10:31 AM
  #14  
Sounds like the above pipe to be honest Kam...cant remember for the love of God where I got mine from now.

There is also a coolant pipe which usually rots away to
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Aug 31, 2013 | 10:10 AM
  #15  
buy a new standard fordproper..its did last for ten years before it started to go bad...
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Aug 31, 2013 | 10:36 AM
  #16  
Ford coolant/anti freeze is bright green now, I've just had water pump changed and that's what they filled it back up with
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Aug 31, 2013 | 10:54 AM
  #17  
Quote: Ford coolant/anti freeze is bright green now, I've just had water pump changed and that's what they filled it back up with
Is it? I bought some gen. ford antifreeze from my dealer a couple of weeks ago and it was still the pink stuff.
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Aug 31, 2013 | 11:10 AM
  #18  
Definitely, it was pink when I dropped it off and now its bright green! + some of it was splashed over the engine bay!
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Sep 7, 2013 | 03:32 PM
  #19  
Sounds like the coolant pipe in the inner wheel arch.... common issue
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Sep 7, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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Quote: Definitely, it was pink when I dropped it off and now its bright green! + some of it was splashed over the engine bay!
wrong coolant then
focus rs coolant should be pink and has a 5 year life,the green has a 3 year life.
they cant be mixed im sure so better hope all your coolant was flushed out.
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Sep 7, 2013 | 04:17 PM
  #21  
Looks like a coolent flush in on the cards then
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