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Im having a leak coming for a odd part down below/behind the engine.
There is a small hose (1inch-1 1/4inch in diameter) that runs off the
left side of the engine down to the the lower left, somewhat behind the
left wheel. Basically directly under the air filter hose part that
runs along top, underneath the hood. This little part from a above
looks like a metal box that the small hose decribed connects to. I
viewed this part from under the vehicle the best I could and it seemed
that this part was the problem. This part im trying to descirbe
almost looked like a plastic box from below, and had small squares in
it, almost like a waffle.

My question is about this part. What is this part? I need to know a
name so I can replace it. Also, is it likely that this could be
leaking? It seems that the leak is coming from it but I cant say Im
100% positive. I did replace that small hose attached to it (described
above) thinking it was the problem but it wasnt.

Any information would be great. Maybe a link even to the coolant
system schematics (sp?) for my model of vehicle.

Alex

www.hondaautomotiveparts.com has parts drawings that are
very helpful. It may take a little digging.

www.autozone.com has a free online manual for your car.

<akish1982@yahoo.com> wrote
> Im having a leak coming for a odd part down below/behind
> the engine.
> There is a small hose (1inch-1 1/4inch in diameter) that
> runs off the
> left side of the engine down to the the lower left,
> somewhat behind the
> left wheel. Basically directly under the air filter hose
> part that
> runs along top, underneath the hood. This little part
> from a above
> looks like a metal box that the small hose decribed
> connects to. I
> viewed this part from under the vehicle the best I could
> and it seemed
> that this part was the problem. This part im trying to
> descirbe
> almost looked like a plastic box from below, and had small
> squares in
> it, almost like a waffle.
>
> My question is about this part. What is this part? I need
> to know a
> name so I can replace it. Also, is it likely that this
> could be
> leaking? It seems that the leak is coming from it but I
> cant say Im
> 100% positive. I did replace that small hose attached to
> it (described
> above) thinking it was the problem but it wasnt.
>
> Any information would be great. Maybe a link even to the
> coolant
> system schematics (sp?) for my model of vehicle.
>
> Alex
>

akish1982@yahoo.com <akish1982@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Im having a leak coming for a odd part down below/behind the engine.
> There is a small hose (1inch-1 1/4inch in diameter) that runs off the
> left side of the engine down to the the lower left, somewhat behind the
> left wheel. Basically directly under the air filter hose part that
> runs along top, underneath the hood. This little part from a above
> looks like a metal box that the small hose decribed connects to. I
> viewed this part from under the vehicle the best I could and it seemed
> that this part was the problem. This part im trying to descirbe
> almost looked like a plastic box from below, and had small squares in
> it, almost like a waffle.

> My question is about this part. What is this part? I need to know a
> name so I can replace it. Also, is it likely that this could be
> leaking? It seems that the leak is coming from it but I cant say Im
> 100% positive. I did replace that small hose attached to it (described
> above) thinking it was the problem but it wasnt.

> Any information would be great. Maybe a link even to the coolant
> system schematics (sp?) for my model of vehicle.
> Alex

Are you sure you mean the left side? The air filter is on the right
side (from the driver's perspective). If it's on the right side it
sounds like it could be the hose that feeds coolant to the heater core.
On a 1993 Accord it's due to fail if it hasn't already. That's a part
that you buy by the foot from the auto parts store. I have a 1993
Accord and that hose failed on me about a year ago. I was difficult
to replace, but I managed to do it using small needle-nosed vice grips
to remove the spring clamps that attach the hose to the engine.

--
Andrew

Andrew <andrew@nats.edu> wrote:
> akish1982@yahoo.com <akish1982@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Im having a leak coming for a odd part down below/behind the engine.
>> There is a small hose (1inch-1 1/4inch in diameter) that runs off the
>> left side of the engine down to the the lower left, somewhat behind the
>> left wheel. Basically directly under the air filter hose part that
>> runs along top, underneath the hood. This little part from a above
>> looks like a metal box that the small hose decribed connects to. I
>> viewed this part from under the vehicle the best I could and it seemed
>> that this part was the problem. This part im trying to descirbe
>> almost looked like a plastic box from below, and had small squares in
>> it, almost like a waffle.

>> My question is about this part. What is this part? I need to know a
>> name so I can replace it. Also, is it likely that this could be
>> leaking? It seems that the leak is coming from it but I cant say Im
>> 100% positive. I did replace that small hose attached to it (described
>> above) thinking it was the problem but it wasnt.

>> Any information would be great. Maybe a link even to the coolant
>> system schematics (sp?) for my model of vehicle.
>> Alex

> Are you sure you mean the left side? The air filter is on the right
> side (from the driver's perspective). If it's on the right side it
> sounds like it could be the hose that feeds coolant to the heater core.
> On a 1993 Accord it's due to fail if it hasn't already. That's a part
> that you buy by the foot from the auto parts store. I have a 1993
> Accord and that hose failed on me about a year ago. I was difficult
> to replace, but I managed to do it using small needle-nosed vice grips
> to remove the spring clamps that attach the hose to the engine.
> Andrew

I missed the part where you said you replaced the hose and I'm not
sure we're talking about the same hose, but I found the exact source
of my leak with the aid of a camera and flash. This is the hose I
was refering to:

http://w3.kill-9.com/hose-leak-1.jpg
http://w3.kill-9.com/hose-leak-2.jpg

The part of the hose closest to the engine had turned into a spongey
goo. When I popped the hood, the stream of coolant was landing 6 feet
in front of the car.

Andrew