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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 03:43 AM
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What is this tube?

This is in the front of my 06 right behind the lower front bumper. I took a couple pics kind of like I was zooming into it. Its seems to be leaking maybe but not sure what it would be.



 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:55 AM
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It's part of the lines that go to or from the trans cooler that's up in the grille area. Mine's been seeping a little fluid, not enough to actually leave a drop on the ground, for a good year now. I wouldn't worry about it.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by svt2205
It's part of the lines that go to or from the trans cooler that's up in the grille area. Mine's been seeping a little fluid, not enough to actually leave a drop on the ground, for a good year now. I wouldn't worry about it.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 05:18 AM
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I thought that was the power steering line, may want to check again and trace it out, also see how your power steering fluid level is if you have puddles.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 07:01 AM
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It is the power steering. They used to have an actual cooler attached, but just went to the tubing alone.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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its either power steering or transmission. Mine has a radiator there... but I have the towing package, maybe if you don't have the towing package they just put a pipe on?

PS - nice haircut!
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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power steering. fords been running little cooler lines like that for a while now, my 90 mustang has that. the trans cooler is above that, that is the little radiator lookin thing. its the ps line.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mkosu04
its either power steering or transmission. Mine has a radiator there... but I have the towing package, maybe if you don't have the towing package they just put a pipe on?

PS - nice haircut!
Trannie cooler is under the hood behind the bumper. The 04 had a finned PS cooler, but in 05 or 06 they changed it to just the tubes.

Here are pics of my 04.

Trannie cooler.



PS cooler

 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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its PS. very common way for ford to cool the PS oil
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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take off that stupid pinch to release hose clamp and put a real one on there for starters.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:24 PM
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How was removal of the bumper? I have an '06 - '08 bumper to put on after I get it painted but i'm not so sure how it will mount, though I have all mounting hardware.
 
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