Cooling System Dilema....HELP! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Phils Camry · 11-04-2008, 10:06 PM

After replacing my heater hoses, I still have a coolant leak. I found the culprit. Its a small hose that runs from behind my upper radiator outlet hose up to the EFI throttle body. I am replacing that. However, if one hose runs up there, I am sure there is a return hose that runs to somewhere else; but I cannot find it. Can someone tell me where it goes? I looked at the FSM and it doesnt show these hoses. Please help! This small hose was rotten.

Doctor J · 11-05-2008, 01:38 PM

the second hose goes to the steel bypass pipe under distributor

Phils Camry · 11-05-2008, 04:57 PM

Thanks Doctor J. Its hard to see those hoses up under the throttle body and even harder to get them off. I cant even get to the clamps. What do you have to do....pull off the throttle body to get to them? My hands are so banged up....Yowww.

Doctor J · 11-05-2008, 05:50 PM

I pulled the distributor assembly out to get to the pipe I was mentioned as the hose on my car got oil soaked from the oil leak around the distributor o-ring.

Phils Camry · 11-06-2008, 03:51 PM

Thanks Doctor J. The job is done... in addition to some scrapes and cuts. Now those hoses are good for another 17 years. LOL