Freeze plugs

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
167,000 MILES • 3.6L • 6 CYL
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BRENDA FLUITT
Vehicle started overheating and leaking fluid out the rear of vehicle. When i check vehicle there was no antifreeze in it stopped driving it immediately.
Nov 24, 2019 at 7:02 AM
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KASEKENNY
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We will want to fill the cooling bottle and then pressure test the system to see if it will hold pressure. If not, then we want to find the leak and go from there. Maybe get a picture of where the leak is coming from and I will be better able to help identify it.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/radiator-pressure-test

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression
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