Need support. Just found out my radiator is leaking

[tooleyondeck]

So Is watching a video for a 2014-2018 Silverado gonna work cause I can’t find a decent video that isn’t an hour long for my year Tahoe

2014+ Trucks have a completely different engine than GMT900s. Here's a video on swapping the water pump for yours:

 

[iboughtatahoe23]

naah, just look harder with a flashlight, take that splash guard off and look up.
and/or drive it and then park it over some cardboard, let it sit for a good while/overnight and then look up from the wet spot on the cardboard.

Good idea ha. But if I wanted to… is this safe to
Use ?

 

[Doubeleive]

Good idea ha. But if I wanted to… is this safe to
Use ? View attachment 450947

safe but you really shouldn't need it, the coolant is colored already...... just have to be vigilant

 

[iboughtatahoe23]

safe but you really shouldn't need it, the coolant is colored already...... just have to be vigilant

True.

 

[Doubeleive]

True.

sometimes it helps if you pressure wash it, then watch for fresh coolant spots.
whenever mine has ever leaked I could smell it before I could ever see it, if you have red coolant pooling up then it should be relatively easy to find.

 

[ClayCollins]

So I posted earlier about some gurgling noises under the dash and I figured it didn’t sound right because it was with the rev of the engine it would gargle. I got home and started inspecting the cooling system, and I found all my coolant all over my splash shield, and next to the radiator orange fluid everywhere in my coolant is nearly gone. I don’t know how this would happen. I thought I took really good care of my truck. I just got the radiator flushed and coolant a year ago not even

I just feel really defeated right now like I don’t know the most about cars like I just do what I can and now my coolant is leaking everywhere

Hose everything off and let it dry. Then run the engine for 5-10 minutes to get the thermostat open and shut it off and start looking for the leak. The sides of the radiator have seams that can start leaking. Just make sure it’s the radiator and not something else. It could be your water pump too. The plastic heater Y pipe near the firewall commonly fails, but it wouldn’t splash onto the fan shield. There are some good YouTube videos on replacing the radiator. My son and I did his no problem in a coupe of hours and we also replaced all the hoses.