Coolant loss

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Runaround

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I noticed my 2014 Tradesman is loosing coolant somewhere. I’ve refilled the overflow bottle twice in a month. I haven’t had a chance to look around for a leak but none is hitting the driveway and none in my oil. Is there somewhere common on these trucks that coolant leaks from. My water pump isn’t but maybe a couple of years old if that.
 

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FWIW my rad cap was causing a coolant leak.
I noticed only because the dipstick in my overflow tank was reading lower when sitting overnight and then at full operating temp.
I never did see any signs of external coolant leaks anywhere.

I pressure tested the cooling system and it was tight.
I pressure tested the rad cap and sure enough it wasn't holding pressure; slow leak.
Replaced it with a new OEM cap and all was good.
 
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