I fixed my cooling problem with a citrus flush (20 degrees cooler) and now I have a lot of coolant leaking from god knows where. It's on the passenger side somewhere under the turbo. It appears to be gaskets and hoses leaking as the freeze plugs/block drain seem dry. It does not appear to be the water pump. I'm losing about the same amount of coolant running or sitting cold. I can't get at the source without taking something apart that I don't trust myself to get back together.

I would normally never use a stop leak product, but I'm wondering if there's a more benign one that might work to reseal the hoses that I can't reach?

I only ran the flush for 15 minutes and then flushed twice with water. I'm guessing it just ate buildup around the hose clamps? I'm at my wits end with this!

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