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    • Shannon Whitehead
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      April 9, 2015 at 9:33 pm
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      #189516

      Mine had a leak on the left side outside the engine/drivetrain. Turned out to be a leak from the left front shock. It would leave a dime size drop of straw colored fluid.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      April 10, 2015 at 3:40 am
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      #189529

      OEM oil cooler line connectors commonly weep/leak/drip on Gen III & IV Vipers.

    • 01sapphirebob
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      April 10, 2015 at 4:36 am
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      #189533

      Steve-Indy said:
      OEM oil cooler line connectors commonly weep/leak/drip on Gen III & IV Vipers.

      This. Start there. They generally leak at the block.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      April 10, 2015 at 5:47 am
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      #189542

      Dollars to donuts it is the oil cooler lines. They can leak at either end…mine leaked at the block connection. There’s a thread around here (started by me, I think) that discusses the issue and replacement options.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      April 10, 2015 at 6:18 am
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      #189545

      01sapphirebob said:
      This. Start there. They generally leak at the block.

      Mine were actually seeping at the top. Same crimp fitting on each end so I would guess 50/50.

    • jvm728
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      April 10, 2015 at 12:30 pm
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      #189669

      I’ll try and get under it in a few weeks. And taste the fluid. Thanks to all I planned on doing those common lines but didn’t see a need until a problem presented itself. My gut told me it was those but I’ve never looked at them or poked around

    • 01sapphirebob
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      April 10, 2015 at 6:46 pm
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      #189762

      FrgMstr said:
      Mine were actually seeping at the top. Same crimp fitting on each end so I would guess 50/50.

      GOtcha. I’ve only read a little bit on them and it always seemed to be the connection at the block. Hoping my last for a while. I still have a coolant leak i’m trying to track down.

    • Shannon Whitehead
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      June 11, 2025 at 2:17 am
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      #18018

      Hi all.

      Still learning about this car. Don’t recall having a leak in the beginning of purchase, but I noticed a few weeks ago when the car was out of the garage, I had a small quarter or half dollar sized leak spot on the ground. Havent tasted it yet to see what fluid, but figured I would start here for a little questioning before getting dirty.

      2008 coupe, 22k miles, had all fluids changed and flushed at the dealer at 21k miles

      Edit: it’s showing up after every drive. Do I need to look at the common lines that people upgrade? Is that the typical leak spot? I can’t remember if those are oil or trans or coolant

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