Upper radiator hose connection leaking

AJerman · Apr 18, 2012

Okay, I've looked all over for this, and for some reason I can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

I have a small leak where my upper radiator hose connects to my engine (F23A5 btw). The hose itself attaches to a metal connector that is bolted to the engine. That connector is leaking where it's bolted to the engine (not the hose), but I can't seem to find if there is a gasket for it and which gasket it is.

I didn't pull it off yet because I wanted to find which gasket it was first, but I figured worst case I could just make a gasket.

Does anyone else know of a gasket for this connection?

001Stunna · Apr 19, 2012

AJerman said:
Okay, I've looked all over for this, and for some reason I can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

I have a small leak where my upper radiator hose connects to my engine (F23A5 btw). The hose itself attaches to a metal connector that is bolted to the engine. That connector is leaking where it's bolted to the engine (not the hose), but I can't seem to find if there is a gasket for it and which gasket it is.

I didn't pull it off yet because I wanted to find which gasket it was first, but I figured worst case I could just make a gasket.

Does anyone else know of a gasket for this connection?

Get a new hose, remove old hose, clean connection points and install new hose with the clamps.

AJerman · Apr 19, 2012

The hose isn't leaking, and the part isn't listed in that diagram. It's the part that the upper radiator hose plugs into which is bolted to the engine. It's leaking where it bolts to the engine, not from the hose.

I'll take a picture at lunch and show what part I'm talking about.

xi0utlawstarix · Apr 19, 2012

water outlet??
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com...X&catcgry4=KA4AT&catcgry5=WATER+PUMP+-+SENSOR

slowrider87 · Apr 19, 2012

that^

AJerman · Apr 19, 2012

xi0utlawstarix said:
water outlet??
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com...X&catcgry4=KA4AT&catcgry5=WATER+PUMP+-+SENSOR

Yes! I guess they just call it the water outlet. Okay, so number 7 is the gasket I need. It confused me because I saw that gasket on Autozone's website, but they put it with the thermostat and called it the thermostat water outlet, when the thermostat isn't there at all. I was wondering if that was possibly the gasket I was looking for.

So this is the gasket I need for there: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/pa.../N-jajs5Z91sst?itemIdentifier=225121_14357_0_

I don't know why they call it a thermostat gasket when it has nothing to do with the thermostat, but I guess Honda has it labeled like that in the diagram too though! :eh: