coolant water pipe

if you have nt done it i would
replaced mine.

 

Upgrade or just replace?

 

replaced thats new oem one which is way better then the old one

 

Before 09 or so, the coolant bypass was plastic and it's knows to fail where it bolts to the back of the thermostat housing. After 09, it was switched to metal. There's no functional difference, just a change to better materials.

 

ya my truck a 07

 

Easy swap? How much coolant do you lose? Something that can be done on the trail with a toolkit? I don't particularly want to do it but I'll gladly buy one and keep it in the truck as a spare.

 

need to remove the - clamp on the battery then take out the throttle body and intake manifold off (going to need to move some wires) the 3 hoses by the firewall the one small one is a big bitch to take out and put back in, i also take out the tranny dip stick plus remove the starter and you should be good (you going to need 2 things of coolant to fill the truck) it took me about 3 hours to do and that with a lift

 

i would nt wait for it to bake off and leak coolant every where

my friends shop will do it for $200 that if you dont want to do it your self

 

Mine is a 2010 and I'm 99% sure mines plastic.

 

Hi I don't mean to ask a dumb question but I have an 05 Tacoma and my truck has this same leak at the coolant water pipe and I am having the frame replaced in the coming weeks. With the motor out when they replace the frame how much easier would it be to replace this? Thanks

 

Probably really easy with the motor out. The parts for it are less than $100

 

Thanks! Gonna ask the dealership to fix the leak when they have my truck. I was hoping it would be easier maybe therefore cheaper to replace.

 

I'd like to know what they charge - I asked about it when they replaced my frame - they said there was no leak and they hadn't any history of problems so they didn't do it. Please let us know how it goes and how much. Thanks for any reply.

 

I sure will. Hopefully they will be calling me soon to bring my truck in.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Why haven't I heard of this before? Does not sound like a common failure part. Although if it does fail, it would be a true side-of-the road breakdown.

 

I overheated my truck and it cracked and had a slow leak there. Some might break all at once but I think most leak for a while

 

do it that would be alot easier

 

Someone posted that that 2010+ was stainless. Mines plastic and it’s early 2010. So it must have been a mid year switch?

 

For others that want more information on the coolant water pipe, I found this thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/water-bypass-pipe-no-1.201053/