2023 Tacoma and noticed low coolant

Was looking under the hood today and noticed the coolant was low , looked around the typical places and noticed this , this was on the driver side back of motor…. What do you guys think ?

 

Cross over pipe, dont let them do anything but change the pipe. Search coolant leaks on here to see more.

 

is the pipe above the spot in the pink? Truck has 10k on the odometer

 

Looks like it's coming from the freeze plug

 

I was thinking it looks like a leaking freeze/expansion plug in the block. Seems to originate and run down from that point only.

 

It's higher, you can see a touch of pink further up.

It is possible though. But one is incredibly common on these engines.

 

I just hope it’s an easy fix if that’s what it is

 

And is there oil mixing with coolant in that spot?

 

If it’s coming from higher up def check the crossover pipe, mine leaked at a little over 100 miles lol

 

Wish I had 100k on mine and not 10k

 

@StreetSr5 say 100 miles not 100k miles

If it's the crossover pipe, it's a lot more costly to fix after warranty.

 

The upside is that it happened very early and within warranty period.

Lots of folks weren't so lucky.
This is a massive design flaw that will inevitably happen to every 2GR-FKS on a long enough timeline.

You woulda thunk Toyota learned their lesson after the early 2TR-FE i4's had plastic coolant pipes fail at an astronomical rate. They switched to metal pipes after a short while.

 

Time to exercise that warranty.

In case you aren't aware @Bishop84 is a Toyota tech

 

Well at least it’s covered by warranty.

 

Anything can happen to any engine ever produced with “long enough timeline”.

 

Don't worry, your specific vehicle is immune

 

alrighty?

 

You're too special for it to affect your specific vehicle lol

 

Not even sure how to reply to that.

I’m outies

 

Doesn’t Lexus use a metal crossover pipe on their 3.5?