2006 Chrysler Town and Country Leaking Fluid

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MinivanCowboy

Discussion Starter · 3 mo ago

Howdy y'all!

I drive an '06 Town and Country, and noticed I have a fluid leaking from the connector between the two hose clamps in the picture. The tube is located behind the motor. I originally thought that this was power steering fluid, or coolant but the liquid was clear and smoked when it dripped on the motor.

If anyone can give me some insight on what the liquid is I would greatly appreciate it, and to fix it I should just be able to get new tubing and swap it out right?

Thanks y'all!

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Baron

· #2 · 3 mo ago

this is coolant, that's the coolant restrictor for the rear heater core

you can either bypass it or replace it, but do it quickly as the part is plastic and it may break completely

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MinivanCowboy

Discussion Starter · #3 · 3 mo ago

Baron said:
this is coolant, that's the coolant restrictor for the rear heater core

you can either bypass it or replace it, but do it quickly as the part is plastic and it may break completely

Oh ok!

I greatly appreciate the info. I'll be sure to do that ASAP.

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itsallgood

· #4 · 3 mo ago

Seeing that I just replaced all four hoses back there, here are some helpful tips:

1) Remove the wiper cowling for better access to those hoses.
2) Buy the parts first, before you try and remove the old parts.
3) Once you have them, use a Utility blade to cut through the rubber hose at the end. Be careful not to damage the aluminum pipe.

4) Put some bearing grease on the aluminum pipe ends, to make installing the new hose easier.

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MinivanCowboy

Discussion Starter · #5 · 3 mo ago

Thanks again for the responses! I was able to get a new coolant regulator locally, swapped the old one out for the new one and it seemed to have fixed the issue! I'll keep those tips in mind next time I have to work on those hoses.

Thanks y'all!

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Road Ripper

· #6 · 3 mo ago

Bearing grease shouldn't be used on rubber parts, as oil/petroleum will cause rubber to swell and get soft. Better to use blue grease, which is polyethylene grease (same as antifreeze). We use that at work to install hoses and seals into engines. On my own vehicles I've also used silicone smeared onto a pipe or inside a hose end to slide it on.

Hope you didn't use a Dorman replacement part for that coolant regulator, as they sometimes have the flow arrow reversed on the part!

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MinivanCowboy

Discussion Starter · #7 · 3 mo ago

Road Ripper said:
Bearing grease shouldn't be used on rubber parts, as oil/petroleum will cause rubber to swell and get soft. Better to use blue grease, which is polyethylene grease (same as antifreeze). We use that at work to install hoses and seals into engines. On my own vehicles I've also used silicone smeared onto a pipe or inside a hose end to slide it on.

Hope you didn't use a Dorman replacement part for that coolant regulator, as they sometimes have the flow arrow reversed on the part!

I did actually use a Dorman part! 😅 I'm pretty sure I got it on the right way though. There is a lip on the regulator that I used to orient it in addition to the arrow.

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