Here is the general area I'm in.


And here is a close up of the "elbow" that has the leak

 

Sure looks like plastic to me

 

sounds / feels metal ?


Either way I do not want to drive around the lady's impala.

Is this the "5 dollar" part everyone is talking about, is it really called a coolant elbow? lol

I'd like to fix this up tomorrow ;]

 

yep theyre the "heater hose fittings"
should be $5 something at autozone :p

here's a little write-up i made... if it helps any

>>>> https://montecarloforum.com/forum/si...ittings-28491/ <<<<

 

Looks like this shouldn't be too hard... ;]

I'm just glad this isn't going to cost a ton of money. I'm also thinking this would be a good time to replace my serpentine belt.

If I have any problems or I'm successful I'll post back.

And once I have it off I'll let you know if it really is metal or not! lol

 

Mission completed + Extras

Replaced the elbows and threw in a new serpentine belt. No more leaks, old ones nothing but trash

 

Glad you got it fixed. was it metal or not.

 

Glad it worked out. Now, if only someone made a more reliable set of elbows for that job!!

 

It was plastic!!

almost had a problem, car was over heating so I had to turn around.
Checked into it, bled the coolant system and now it's good to go. ;]

 

we told u! lol :p

did u forget to bleed it right after the fix?? lol