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Not sure which engine you have but looking mighty tight in there, how do you know you have a fluid leak in the back?.
I'd take it to a trusted mechanic and let them deal with it.
Not sure which engine you have but looking mighty tight in there, how do you know you have a fluid leak in the back?.
I'd take it to a trusted mechanic and let them deal with it.
I have a 4 cylinder, the guy inspected it yesterday and told me I had the water leak by the firewall. How major is this? Is this a do or die sort of thing that needs to be taken care of asap?
I have a 4 cylinder, the guy inspected it yesterday and told me I had the water leak by the firewall. How major is this? Is this a do or die sort of thing that needs to be taken care of asap?
According to the article I just posted, there appears to be a technical bulletin from Hyundai about this leaking issue on the Tucson but I am trying to find it now. If it's the same one, it appears to be just a design flaw so I'm guessing the dealer will repair it (free?).
Re. the firewall leak we are talking about. Is that a leak with a fluid leaking out of the car or it is a leak where water (like rain) is getting into the car?
If it is the later, there is a known problem of rain leaking into the passenger side on the 2005 Tucson. If it is a rain problem, something could have shorted causing a system (like airbags) to fail thus setting off your Check Engine light.
If coolant, get it fixed immediately. Two things kill an engine in seconds or minutes: lack of oil, and lack of cooling. Don't mess around with a coolant leak.
If water, then it's either rain water, or AC water.
If you run the defrost/defog mode, that also runs the AC compressor on any modern car, so that will also produce condensation that has to drain somewhere. It's designed to drain through a small tube that runs through the firewall. If that tube gets clogged with dust or debris, it will drain very slowly, and/or it will eventually drain somewhere else.
If you have a sunroof, the channels for the glass have a drainage system too. That's another potential source for a "leak."
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