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Coolant tank cracked... 57k miles gls450

Old Jul 15, 2023 | 09:46 PM
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Coolant tank cracked... 57k miles gls450

Anyone experienced the coolant tank just split from front ? No check engine light yet. Have to leave for a 1000 mile trip tomorrow but now I'm skeptical...




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Old Jul 16, 2023 | 12:04 PM
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Can't say I'm surprised, they really should be replaced every 5 years or so. They're pretty cheap. Our '17 GLS 550 has 44k miles and I'm probably going to get one on order, I don't want to be stranded in this Phoenix heat.
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Needs to be replaced before you drive very far or something expensive is about to happen.
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Originally Posted by 007_e350
Anyone experienced the coolant tank just split from front ? No check engine light yet. Have to leave for a 1000 mile trip tomorrow but now I'm skeptical...



This is a turbocharger cooler, not radiator cooler thought both use identical pink coolant. This tank is a two-piece design and this is 100% normal. Go on a road trip worry free. Surprised that folks with 4.6L TTV8 and 3L TTV6 do not know it by now (based on posts from users with 550 and facelift 450).
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Originally Posted by threeMBs
This is a turbocharger cooler, not radiator cooler thought both use identical pink coolant. This tank is a two-piece design and this is 100% normal. Go on a road trip worry free. Surprised that folks with 4.6L TTV8 and 3L TTV6 do not know it by now (based on posts from users with 550 and facelift 450).
you were spot on!
the tank is inside holder that cracked from one tab location,
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