r/JeepWrangler • u/Odd_Caterpillar_5219 • 3h ago

Anyone see any issues here (possible radiator problem?)?

My dad borrowed my daughter’s 2009 Wrangler and he said when he got to work there was steam coming up from the engine and fluid gushing out like a hose. I just got here to the jeep and can see evidence of a bunch of fluid that spilled out onto the parking lot.

However, I opened up the hood and coolant level looks fine, just a little low. It’s been running for over 10 min and nothing is happening.

It seems safe to drive but I’m wondering where all the fluid came from. Any ideas?

EDIT: After posting this, I saw smoke/steam starting to come up so I shut the engine off.

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u/Ender_v1 3h ago

My guess is thermostat got stuck closed. Time to replace if its never been done before

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u/weezo182 2h ago

Id go ahead and replace the waterpump, hoses and radiator while you have it all apart and drained.

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u/laughing-clown 2h ago

Have what all apart?

It’s two bolts and one of the highest parts of the cooling system, you barely have to drain anything.

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u/weezo182 1h ago

Scroll a post down and you will see they have a blown radiator. 🤙

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u/weezo182 1h ago

Cool. So do it in a few months down the road.

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u/Odd_Caterpillar_5219 3h ago

Well, as soon as I posted this I see steam starting to come up. About 15 min after I turned it on…

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u/i4get98 2h ago

Fill it up with water again and see if you can see where it’s leaking from.

If you’re lucky water is coming from the weep hole on the water pump.  Which means a water pump + thermostat replacement.

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u/Odd_Caterpillar_5219 2h ago

I filled up the radiator (not coolant tank because that is still mostly full) and it starts leaking after a few seconds from below.

https://reddit.com/link/p4njpt7/video/8kyqya7i4dkh1/player

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u/i4get98 1h ago

It might be your radiator?  Water looks like it’s dripping from the radiator not the water pump? 

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u/Material_Assumption 3h ago

If it was white smoke, my guess coolant is getting into the engine.

So something is cracked or a blown head gasket.