What are the symptoms of a bad heater bypass tube?
The most common symptom of an issue with the heater bypass tube is a coolant leak. If the bypass tube gasket or o-ring become damaged, or the bypass tube leaks due to excessive corrosion it may cause a coolant leak.
What causes coolant to leak from a heater bypass tube?
Coolant smell. One symptom of an issue with heater bypass tube is a coolant smell from the engine bay. Most heater bypass tubes use an o-ring or gasket to seal the bypass tube to the engine. If the o-ring or gasket wear out or tear, coolant will begin to leak from the bypass tube. This may produce a coolant smell from the vehicle’s engine bay.
What is the purpose of a heater bypass tube?
The heater bypass tube is a cooling system component found on many road going cars and trucks. It’s purpose is to serve as a cooling system passage that bypasses the thermostat, so that there is coolant flow even when the engine thermostat is closed. The coolant bypass tube provides a passage for minimum coolant flow,…
The most common symptom of an issue with the heater bypass tube is a coolant leak. If the bypass tube gasket or o-ring become damaged, or the bypass tube leaks due to excessive corrosion it may cause a coolant leak.
Coolant smell. One symptom of an issue with heater bypass tube is a coolant smell from the engine bay. Most heater bypass tubes use an o-ring or gasket to seal the bypass tube to the engine. If the o-ring or gasket wear out or tear, coolant will begin to leak from the bypass tube. This may produce a coolant smell from the vehicle’s engine bay.
The heater bypass tube is a cooling system component found on many road going cars and trucks. It’s purpose is to serve as a cooling system passage that bypasses the thermostat, so that there is coolant flow even when the engine thermostat is closed. The coolant bypass tube provides a passage for minimum coolant flow,…
What does it mean if your Jeep heater is leaking?
If it’s just leaking from a hairline crack in the black plastic elbow you can swap that out. It’s tight and awkward but definitely doable. 68137715AA is the whole supply and return hose/tube assembly (for 2011 5.7 engine, possibly different part if you’ve got something else).